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Chinese symbol for “asphalt”

沥青
lì qīng
Traditional: 瀝青
asphalt; bitumen; pitch

The closest CC-CEDICT match for asphalt is 沥青 (lì qīng), defined as: asphalt; bitumen; pitch.

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

沥 lì
trickle, drip, dregs; to strain
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes
青 qīng
nature's color; blue, green, black; young
radical 174 ⾭ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “asphalt”

WordPinyinMeaning
柏油bǎi yóuasphalt; tar

Related words

Other words that share a character with 沥青.

WordPinyinMeaning
呕心沥血 (嘔心瀝血)ǒu xīn lì xuèlit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom); to work one's heart out
淅沥 (淅瀝)xī lì(onom.) patter of rain
沥干 (瀝乾)lì gānto drain excess liquid from; to drain off (liquid)
披肝沥胆 (披肝瀝膽)pī gān lì dǎn(idiom) to be completely honest and sincere; to show wholehearted loyalty
剖肝沥胆 (剖肝瀝膽)pōu gān lì dǎnsee 披肝沥胆 (pī gān lì dǎn)
青年qīng niányouth; youthful years
青少年qīng shào niánadolescent; youth
青春qīng chūnyouth; youthfulness

See also: Japanese symbol for “asphalt”.

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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