Chinese symbol for “stripe”
条纹
tiáo wén
Traditional: 條紋
stripe
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stripe is 条纹 (tiáo wén), defined as: stripe.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “stripe”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斑纹 (斑紋) | bān wén | stripe; streak |
| 斑 | bān | spot; colored patch |
| 条子 (條子) | tiáo zi | short note; slip of paper |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 条纹.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 条件 (條件) | tiáo jiàn | condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification |
| 条例 (條例) | tiáo lì | regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes |
| 条约 (條約) | tiáo yuē | treaty; pact |
| 条款 (條款) | tiáo kuǎn | clause (of contract or law); 项 (xiàng) |
| 条文 (條文) | tiáo wén | clause; explanatory section in a document |
| 无条件 (無條件) | wú tiáo jiàn | unconditional |
| 指纹 (指紋) | zhǐ wén | fingerprint; the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers |
| 纹身 (紋身) | wén shēn | variant of 文身 (wén shēn) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “stripe”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.