Chinese symbol for “tassel”
缨
yīng
Traditional: 纓
tassel; sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc); ribbon
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tassel is 缨 (yīng), defined as: tassel; sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc); ribbon.
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 “tassel”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 须 (鬚) | xū | beard; mustache |
| 旒 | liú | tassel |
| 䍁 (繸) | suì | tassel |
| 穗 | suì | ear of grain; tassel; fringe |
| 穗饰 (穗飾) | suì shì | tassel |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 缨.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 请缨 (請纓) | qǐng yīng | to volunteer for military service; to offer oneself for an assignment |
| 红缨枪 (紅纓槍) | hóng yīng qiāng | traditional Chinese spear with a red tassel at the base of the spearhead |
| 结缨 (結纓) | jié yīng | to die a hero; martyrdom in a good cause |
| 缨翅目 (纓翅目) | yīng chì mù | see 蓟马 (jì mǎ) |
| 马缨丹 (馬纓丹) | mǎ yīng dān | lantana (botany) |
| 马缨花 (馬纓花) | mǎ yīng huā | Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin); tree rhododendron (Rhododendron delavayi) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tassel”.
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.