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Chinese symbol for “veil”

面纱
miàn shā
Traditional: 面紗
veil

The closest CC-CEDICT match for veil is 面纱 (miàn shā), defined as: veil.

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

面 miàn
face; surface, side; plane, dimension
radical 176 ⾯ · 9 strokes
纱 shā
gauze, muslin, yarn
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “veil”

WordPinyinMeaning
盖头 (蓋頭)gài tóucover; cap
幂 (冪)mì(math.) power; exponent; to cover with a cloth
幔子màn zicurtain; veil
羃mìcover of cloth for food; veil

Related words

Other words that share a character with 面纱.

WordPinyinMeaning
方面fāng miànrespect; aspect
里面 (裏面)lǐ miànvariant of 里面 (lǐ miàn)
面积 (面積)miàn jīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area
全面quán miànall-around; comprehensive
面对 (面對)miàn duìto face; to confront
婚纱 (婚紗)hūn shāwedding dress
纱布 (紗布)shā bùgauze
棉纱 (棉紗)mián shācotton yarn

See also: Japanese symbol for “veil”.

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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