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Chinese symbol for “fatty”

肥腻
féi nì
Traditional: 肥膩
(of foods) fatty; greasy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fatty is 肥腻 (féi nì), defined as: (of foods) fatty; greasy.

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

肥 féi
fat, plump, obese; fertile
radical 130 ⾁ · 8 strokes
腻 nì
greasy, oily, smooth; bored, tired
radical 130 ⾁ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “fatty”

WordPinyinMeaning
胖子pàng zifat person; fatty
胖人pàng rénoverweight person; fatty

Related words

Other words that share a character with 肥腻.

WordPinyinMeaning
减肥 (減肥)jiǎn féito lose weight
肥料féi liàofertilizer
肥胖féi pàngfat; obese
化肥huà féichemical fertilizer
肥皂féi zàosoap; 块 (kuài),条 (tiáo)
肥沃féi wòfertile
细腻 (細膩)xì nì(of skin etc) smooth; satiny; delicate; (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed; subtle; exquisite; meticulous
油腻 (油膩)yóu nìgreasy food; oily food; (of food) greasy; oily; fatty

See also: Japanese symbol for “fatty”.

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.