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Chinese symbol for “thermal”

热敏
rè mǐn
Traditional: 熱敏
heat-sensitive; thermal (printing)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thermal is 热敏 (rè mǐn), defined as: heat-sensitive; thermal (printing).

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

热 rè
heat, fever, zeal
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes
敏 mǐn
fast, quick; clever, smart
radical 66 ⽁ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 热敏.

WordPinyinMeaning
热情 (熱情)rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore
热烈 (熱烈)rè lièenthusiastic; ardent
热带 (熱帶)rè dàithe tropics; tropical
热门 (熱門)rè ménpopular; hot; in vogue
热点 (熱點)rè diǎnhot spot; point of special interest
敏感mǐn gǎnsensitive; susceptible
过敏 (過敏)guò mǐn(medicine) allergic; hypersensitive; (fig.) oversensitive; prone to overreact

See also: Japanese symbol for “thermal”.

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.