Chinese symbol for “cream”
精英
jīng yīng
cream; elite; essence; quintessence
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cream is 精英 (jīng yīng), defined as: cream; elite; essence; quintessence.
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
Other Chinese words for “cream”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奶油 | nǎi yóu | cream; butter |
| 克林姆 | kè lín mǔ | cream (loanword) |
| 菁华 (菁華) | jīng huá | the cream; essence |
| 乳脂 | rǔ zhī | cream; milk fat |
| 乳黄色 (乳黃色) | rǔ huáng sè | cream (color) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 精英.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit; mind |
| 精彩 | jīng cǎi | wonderful; marvelous |
| 精力 | jīng lì | energy (physical or mental) |
| 精确 (精確) | jīng què | accurate; precise |
| 英雄 | yīng xióng | hero; 个 (gè) |
| 英尺 | yīng chǐ | foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) |
| 英里 | yīng lǐ | mile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km) |
| 英勇 | yīng yǒng | heroic; gallant |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cream”.
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.