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Chinese symbol for “tartan”

格子花呢
gé zi huā ní
tartan; plaid

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tartan is 格子花呢 (gé zi huā ní), defined as: tartan; plaid.

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

格 gé
form, pattern, standard
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes
花 huā
flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
radical 140 ⾋ · 8 strokes
呢 ní
wool; interrogative or emphatic final particle
radical 30 ⼝ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 格子花呢.

WordPinyinMeaning
价格 (價格)jià géprice
资格 (資格)zī géqualifications; seniority
风格 (風格)fēng géstyle
严格 (嚴格)yán géstrict; stringent; tight; rigorous
性格xìng génature; disposition
合格hé géto meet the standard required; qualified
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
花园 (花園)huā yuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò)
呢喃ní nán(onom.) twittering of birds; whispering

See also: Japanese symbol for “tartan”.

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.

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