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Chinese symbol for “corrugated”

瓦楞
wǎ léng
rows of tiles on a roof; corrugated

The closest CC-CEDICT match for corrugated is 瓦楞 (wǎ léng), defined as: rows of tiles on a roof; corrugated.

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

瓦 wǎ
tile; pottery, earthenware
radical 98 ⽡ · 5 strokes
楞 léng
used for Ceylon in Buddhist texts
radical 75 ⽊ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “corrugated”

WordPinyinMeaning
凹凸形āo tū xíngcrenelated; corrugated

Related words

Other words that share a character with 瓦楞.

WordPinyinMeaning
瓦解wǎ jiěto collapse; to disintegrate; to crumble; to disrupt; to break up
瓦斯wǎ sīgas (loanword)
千瓦qiān wǎkilowatt
瓦特wǎ tè(loanword) watt
瓦砾 (瓦礫)wǎ lìrubble; debris
兆瓦zhào wǎmegawatt
瓦楞纸 (瓦楞紙)wǎ léng zhǐcorrugated fiberboard; corrugated cardboard
楞严 (楞嚴)lèng yánone who surmounts all obstacles (Buddhism)

See also: Japanese symbol for “corrugated”.

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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