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Chinese symbol for “translucent”

半透明
bàn tòu míng
translucent; semitransparent

The closest CC-CEDICT match for translucent is 半透明 (bàn tòu míng), defined as: translucent; semitransparent.

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

半 bàn
half; semi-, incomplete
radical 24 ⼗ · 5 strokes
透 tòu
to pierce, to penetrate, to pass through; thorough
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
明 míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “translucent”

WordPinyinMeaning
开光 (開光)kāi guāngeye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism); to consecrate
透光tòu guāngtransparent; translucent
透亮tòu liàngbright; shining

Related words

Other words that share a character with 半透明.

WordPinyinMeaning
一半yī bànhalf
半岛 (半島)bàn dǎopeninsula
半年bàn niánhalf a year
半个 (半個)bàn gehalf of sth
半数 (半數)bàn shùhalf the number; half
上半年shàng bàn niánfirst half of the year
透过 (透過)tòu guòto pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
透露tòu lùto leak out; to divulge
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate

See also: Japanese symbol for “translucent”.

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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