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Chinese symbol for “cashmere”

山羊绒
shān yáng róng
Traditional: 山羊絨
cashmere

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cashmere is 山羊绒 (shān yáng róng), defined as: cashmere.

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

山 shān
mountain, hill, peak
radical 46 ⼭ · 3 strokes
羊 yáng
sheep, goat
radical 123 ⽺ · 6 strokes
绒 róng
cotton, silk, velvet, wool
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “cashmere”

WordPinyinMeaning
开司米 (開司米)kāi sī mǐ(loanword) cashmere
开士米 (開士米)kāi shì mǐ(loanword) cashmere

Related words

Other words that share a character with 山羊绒.

WordPinyinMeaning
山区 (山區)shān qūmountain area; 个 (gè)
火山huǒ shānvolcano
山脉 (山脈)shān màimountain range; 条 (tiáo)
山地shān dìmountainous region; hilly area
山寨shān zhàifortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits)
山顶 (山頂)shān dǐnghilltop
山羊shān yánggoat; (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
羊毛yáng máowool; fleece
绒毛 (絨毛)róng máofur; down (soft fur)

See also: Japanese symbol for “cashmere”.

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.