Chinese symbol for “crystal”
水晶
shuǐ jīng
crystal
The closest CC-CEDICT match for crystal is 水晶 (shuǐ jīng), defined as: crystal.
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 “crystal”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 晶体 (晶體) | jīng tǐ | crystal |
| 晶 | jīng | crystal |
| 结晶体 (結晶體) | jié jīng tǐ | a crystal |
| 结晶 (結晶) | jié jīng | to crystallize; crystallization |
| 水玉 | shuǐ yù | crystal; old word for 水晶 |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 水晶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 水泥 | shuǐ ní | cement; measure word: 袋 (dài) |
| 洪水 | hóng shuǐ | deluge; flood |
| 水准 (水準) | shuǐ zhǔn | level (of achievement etc); standard |
| 水库 (水庫) | shuǐ kù | reservoir; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
| 结晶 (結晶) | jié jīng | to crystallize; crystallization |
| 晶体 (晶體) | jīng tǐ | crystal |
See also: Japanese symbol for “crystal”.
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.