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Chinese symbol for “dressing”

调味汁
tiáo wèi zhī
Traditional: 調味汁
dressing; sauce

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dressing is 调味汁 (tiáo wèi zhī), defined as: dressing; sauce.

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

调 tiáo
tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
味 wèi
taste; smell, odor; delicacy
radical 30 ⼝ · 8 strokes
汁 zhī
juice, liquor, fluid; sap; gravy, sauce
radical 85 ⽔ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dressing”

WordPinyinMeaning
调味 (調味)tiáo wèiseasoning; condiment
调味料 (調味料)tiáo wèi liàoseasoning; condiment
香精xiāng jīngseasoning; condiment
止血垫 (止血墊)zhǐ xuè diàndressing; pad to stop bleeding
料汁liào zhīseasoning liquid; prepared sauce mixture; dressing

Related words

Other words that share a character with 调味汁.

WordPinyinMeaning
调查 (調查)diào cháinvestigation; inquiry
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
调整 (調整)tiáo zhěngto adjust; to revise; to reorganize
协调 (協調)xié tiáoto coordinate; to harmonize
调节 (調節)tiáo jiéto adjust; to regulate
空调 (空調)kōng tiáoair conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
意味着 (意味著)yì wèi zheto signify; to mean
味道wèi daoflavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...)
果汁guǒ zhīfruit juice

See also: Japanese symbol for “dressing”.

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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