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Chinese symbol for “welt”

鞭痕
biān hén
welt; whip scar; lash mark

The closest CC-CEDICT match for welt is 鞭痕 (biān hén), defined as: welt; whip scar; lash mark.

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

鞭 biān
whip; to lash, to flog
radical 177 ⾰ · 18 strokes
痕 hén
scar, mark; vestige, trace
radical 104 ⽧ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “welt”

WordPinyinMeaning
贴边 (貼邊)tiē biānwelt; facing (of a garment)
岗子 (崗子)gǎng zimound; hillock; welt (on the skin); ridge (on the road surface etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鞭痕.

WordPinyinMeaning
鞭打biān dǎto whip; to lash
鞭子biān ziwhip; measure word: 根 (gēn)
鞭刑biān xíngcaning (corporal punishment)
鞭策biān cèto spur on; to urge on
鞭炮biān pàofirecrackers; string of small firecrackers
鞭毛biān máoflagellum
痕迹 (痕跡)hén jìvestige; mark
伤痕 (傷痕)shāng hénscar; bruise

See also: Japanese symbol for “welt”.

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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