Chinese symbol for “tattoo”
刺青
cì qīng
to tattoo; a tattoo
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tattoo is 刺青 (cì qīng), defined as: to tattoo; a tattoo.
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
Other Chinese words for “tattoo”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文身 | wén shēn | to tattoo; tattoo |
| 刺字 | cì zì | to tattoo |
| 纹 (紋) | wén | line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc); to tattoo |
| 刺花 | cì huā | to tattoo; tattoo |
| 刺花纹 (刺花紋) | cì huā wén | to tattoo |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 刺青.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刺激 | cì jī | to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant |
| 讽刺 (諷刺) | fěng cì | to satirize; to mock |
| 刺杀 (刺殺) | cì shā | to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet |
| 刺客 | cì kè | assassin |
| 遇刺 | yù cì | to be attacked by an assassin |
| 刺史 | cì shǐ | provincial governor (old) |
| 青年 | qīng nián | youth; youthful years |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | adolescent; youth |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tattoo”.
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.