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Chinese symbol for “tampon”

月经棉栓
yuè jīng mián shuān
Traditional: 月經棉栓
tampon

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tampon is 月经棉栓 (yuè jīng mián shuān), defined as: tampon.

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

月 yuè
moon; month
radical 74 ⽉ · 4 strokes
经 jīng
the classics; to experience, to undergo
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
棉 mián
cotton; cotton-padded
radical 75 ⽊ · 12 strokes
栓 shuān
cork, peg, stopper
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tampon”

WordPinyinMeaning
卫生棉条 (衛生棉條)wèi shēng mián tiáotampon
棉球mián qiúcotton ball; swab
止血栓zhǐ xuè shuānplug to stop bleeding; tampon (medicine)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 月经棉栓.

WordPinyinMeaning
月份yuè fènmonth
每月měi yuèeach month
月底yuè dǐend of the month
月亮yuè liangthe moon
月初yuè chūstart of month; early in the month
岁月 (歲月)suì yuèyears; time
已经 (已經)yǐ jīngalready
经济 (經濟)jīng jìeconomy; economic
棉花mián huacotton
血栓xuè shuānblood clot; thrombus

See also: Japanese symbol for “tampon”.

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.