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Chinese symbol for “chute”

溜槽
liū cáo
sluice; chute

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chute is 溜槽 (liū cáo), defined as: sluice; chute.

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

溜 liū
to slip, to slide, to glide; slippery
radical 85 ⽔ · 13 strokes
槽 cáo
trough, manger; vat, tank; distillery
radical 75 ⽊ · 15 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 溜槽.

WordPinyinMeaning
溜冰liū bīngice skating; (slang) to do meth
溜达 (溜達)liū dato stroll; to go for a walk
溜走liū zǒuto slip away; to leave secretly
顺口溜 (順口溜)shùn kǒu liūpopular piece of doggerel; common phrase repeated as a jingle
滑溜huá liūto sauté in sticky sauce
跳槽tiào cáoto leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere
吐槽tǔ cáo(coll.) to complain humorously; to gripe about (sth) in a teasing way; also pr. [tu4cao2]
水槽shuǐ cáosink

See also: Japanese symbol for “chute”.

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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