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Chinese symbol for “filter”

过滤
guò lǜ
Traditional: 過濾
to filter

The closest CC-CEDICT match for filter is 过滤 (guò lǜ), defined as: to filter.

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

过 guò
pass; to go across, to pass through
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
滤 lǜ
to filter, to strain
radical 85 ⽔ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “filter”

WordPinyinMeaning
筛选 (篩選)shāi xuǎnto filter
淋lìnto filter; to strain
滤镜 (濾鏡)lǜ jìng(photography) filter
滤网 (濾網)lǜ wǎngfilter; a sieve
滤清器 (濾清器)lǜ qīng qìa filter

Related words

Other words that share a character with 过滤.

WordPinyinMeaning
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
不过 (不過)bù guòonly; merely
过去 (過去)guò qù(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
过程 (過程)guò chéngcourse of events; process
超过 (超過)chāo guòto surpass; to exceed
过滤器 (過濾器)guò lǜ qìfiltering apparatus; (machine) filter
滤波器 (濾波器)lǜ bō qìsignal filter
滤波 (濾波)lǜ bōto filter electric signals

See also: Japanese symbol for “filter”.

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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