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Chinese symbol for “gasoline”

汽油
qì yóu
gasoline

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gasoline is 汽油 (qì yóu), defined as: gasoline.

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

汽 qì
gasoline; steam, vapor
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes
油 yóu
oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “gasoline”

WordPinyinMeaning
挥发油 (揮發油)huī fā yóuvolatile oil (in general); gasoline

Related words

Other words that share a character with 汽油.

WordPinyinMeaning
汽车 (汽車)qì chēcar; automobile
蒸汽zhēng qìsteam
汽水qì shuǐsoda pop; carbonated soft drink
公共汽车 (公共汽車)gōng gòng qì chēbus; 辆 (liàng),班 (bān)
汽车站 (汽車站)qì chē zhànbus stop; bus station
石油shí yóuoil; petroleum
加油jiā yóuto add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas
原油yuán yóucrude oil

See also: Japanese symbol for “gasoline”.

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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