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Chinese symbol for “fluent”

流利
liú lì
fluent

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fluent is 流利 (liú lì), defined as: fluent.

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

流 liú
to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
利 lì
gains, advantage, profit, merit
radical 18 ⼑ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “fluent”

WordPinyinMeaning
流畅 (流暢)liú chàngflowing (of speech, writing); fluent
顺畅 (順暢)shùn chàngsmooth and unhindered; fluent
畅 (暢)chàngfree; unimpeded
伶牙俐齿 (伶牙俐齒)líng yá lì chǐclever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab
通畅 (通暢)tōng chàngunobstructed; clear; (of writing or thinking) coherent; fluent

Related words

Other words that share a character with 流利.

WordPinyinMeaning
交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange
流行liú xíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable
主流zhǔ liúmain stream (of a river); fig. the essential point
流动 (流動)liú dòngto flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid
流量liú liàngflow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge
流通liú tōngto circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution
利用lì yòngto exploit; to make use of
权利 (權利)quán lìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth

See also: Japanese symbol for “fluent”.

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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