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Chinese symbol for “tablecloth”

桌布
zhuō bù
tablecloth; (Tw) (computing) background; wallpaper (of a desktop, phone etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tablecloth is 桌布 (zhuō bù), defined as: tablecloth; (Tw) (computing) background; wallpaper (of a desktop, phone etc).

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

桌 zhuō
table, stand, desk, counter
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes
布 bù
cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread
radical 50 ⼱ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “tablecloth”

WordPinyinMeaning
台布 (檯布)tái bùtablecloth
桌巾zhuō jīntablecloth

Related words

Other words that share a character with 桌布.

WordPinyinMeaning
桌子zhuō zitable; desk
桌面zhuō miàndesktop; tabletop
餐桌cān zhuōdining table; dinner table; 张 (zhāng)
同桌tóng zhuōdesk-mate; seat-mate
办公桌 (辦公桌)bàn gōng zhuōoffice desk
饭桌 (飯桌)fàn zhuōdining table
发布 (發佈)fā bùvariant of 发布 (fā bù)
宣布 (宣佈)xuān bùvariant of 宣布 (xuān bù)

See also: Japanese symbol for “tablecloth”.

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.