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Chinese symbol for “tannin”

单宁
dān níng
Traditional: 單寧
(loanword) tannin

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tannin is 单宁 (dān níng), defined as: (loanword) tannin.

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

单 dān
single, individual, only; lone
radical 24 ⼗ · 8 strokes
宁 níng
calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
radical 40 ⼧ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tannin”

WordPinyinMeaning
鞣质 (鞣質)róu zhìtannin
栲胶 (栲膠)kǎo jiāotannin
鞣酸róu suāntannic acid; tannin
鞣róusuede; chamois
丹宁 (丹寧)dān níng(loanword) denim; tannin

Related words

Other words that share a character with 单宁.

WordPinyinMeaning
单位 (單位)dān wèiunit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole)
简单 (簡單)jiǎn dānsimple; not complicated
名单 (名單)míng dānlist of names
单独 (單獨)dān dúalone; by oneself
单纯 (單純)dān chúnsimple; pure
单一 (單一)dān yīsingle; only
宁愿 (寧願)nìng yuànwould rather ... (than ...)
宁可 (寧可)nìng kěpreferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...)

See also: Japanese symbol for “tannin”.

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.