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Chinese symbol for “galvanized”

镀锌
dù xīn
Traditional: 鍍鋅
galvanized; zinc-coated

The closest CC-CEDICT match for galvanized is 镀锌 (dù xīn), defined as: galvanized; zinc-coated.

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

镀 dù
to plate, to gild, to coat
radical 167 ⾦ · 14 strokes
锌 xīn
zinc
radical 167 ⾦ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 镀锌.

WordPinyinMeaning
镀金 (鍍金)dù jīnto gold-plate; to gild; (fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special
电镀 (電鍍)diàn dùto electroplate
镀层 (鍍層)dù céngthe coating of sth that has been chrome-plated or copper-plated etc
镀银 (鍍銀)dù yínsilver-plated
镀上 (鍍上)dù shàngto plate (with gold, silver etc)
氧化锌 (氧化鋅)yǎng huà xīnzinc oxide
氯化锌 (氯化鋅)lǜ huà xīnzinc chloride

See also: Japanese symbol for “galvanized”.

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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