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Chinese symbol for “fracking”

水力压裂
shuǐ lì yā liè
Traditional: 水力壓裂
hydraulic fracturing; fracking

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fracking is 水力压裂 (shuǐ lì yā liè), defined as: hydraulic fracturing; fracking.

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

水 shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
radical 85 ⽔ · 4 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes
压 yā
press; oppress; crush; pressure
radical 27 ⼚ · 6 strokes
裂 liè
to split, to rend; crevice, crack
radical 145 ⾐ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 水力压裂.

WordPinyinMeaning
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
水果shuǐ guǒfruit
水泥shuǐ nícement; measure word: 袋 (dài)
洪水hóng shuǐdeluge; flood
水准 (水準)shuǐ zhǔnlevel (of achievement etc); standard
水库 (水庫)shuǐ kùreservoir; measure word: 座 (zuò)
能力néng lìcapability; ability
努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
压力 (壓力)yā lìpressure
分裂fēn lièto split up; to divide

See also: Japanese symbol for “fracking”.

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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