Chinese symbol for “tan”
黄褐色
huáng hè sè
Traditional: 黃褐色
tan (color); tawny
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tan is 黄褐色 (huáng hè sè), defined as: tan (color); tawny.
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 “tan”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鞣制 (鞣製) | róu zhì | to tan (leather); tanning |
| 棕褐色 | zōng hè sè | tan; sepia |
| 晒黑 (曬黑) | shài hēi | to sunbathe; to tan |
| 硝 | xiāo | saltpeter; to tan (leather) |
| 鞣 | róu | suede; chamois |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 黄褐色.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黄金 (黃金) | huáng jīn | gold; golden (opportunity) |
| 黄色 (黃色) | huáng sè | yellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic |
| 黄昏 (黃昏) | huáng hūn | dusk; evening |
| 黄瓜 (黃瓜) | huáng guā | cucumber; 条 (tiáo) |
| 金黄 (金黃) | jīn huáng | golden yellow; golden |
| 黄牛 (黃牛) | huáng niú | ox; cattle; scalper of tickets etc |
| 褐色 | hè sè | brown |
| 褐煤 | hè méi | lignite; brown coal |
| 角色 | jué sè | role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4] |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tan”.
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.