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Chinese symbol for “bentonite”

膨润土
péng rùn tǔ
Traditional: 膨潤土
bentonite (mineralogy)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bentonite is 膨润土 (péng rùn tǔ), defined as: bentonite (mineralogy).

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

膨 péng
bloated, inflated, swollen; to swell
radical 130 ⾁ · 16 strokes
润 rùn
fresh, moist; soft, sleek
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
土 tǔ
soil, earth; items made of earth
radical 32 ⼟ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 膨润土.

WordPinyinMeaning
膨胀 (膨脹)péng zhàngto expand; to inflate
通货膨胀 (通貨膨脹)tōng huò péng zhànginflation
膨大péng dàto swell; to inflate
膨化péng huàto pop (corn into popcorn); to puff (grains, legumes etc)
膨松剂 (膨鬆劑)péng sōng jìleavening agent
利润 (利潤)lì rùnprofits
滋润 (滋潤)zī rùnmoist; humid
湿润 (濕潤)shī rùnmoist
土地tǔ dìland; soil

See also: Japanese symbol for “bentonite”.

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.