Chinese symbol for “greasy”
腻
nì
Traditional: 膩
greasy; soft; unctuous; intimate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for greasy is 腻 (nì), defined as: greasy; soft; unctuous; intimate; tired of.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “greasy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 油 | yóu | oil; fat |
| 油乎乎 | yóu hū hū | greasy; oily |
| 腻人 (膩人) | nì rén | greasy; boring |
| 油光 | yóu guāng | glossy; gleaming |
| 油滑 | yóu huá | oily; greasy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 腻.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 细腻 (細膩) | xì nì | (of skin etc) smooth; satiny; delicate; (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed; subtle; exquisite; meticulous |
| 油腻 (油膩) | yóu nì | greasy food; oily food; (of food) greasy; oily; fatty |
| 猫腻 (貓膩) | māo nì | (coll.) something fishy; shenanigans |
| 腻子 (膩子) | nì zi | putty (same as 泥子); frequent caller |
| 吃腻 (吃膩) | chī nì | to be sick of eating (sth); to be tired of eating (sth) |
| 滑腻 (滑膩) | huá nì | (of skin) satiny |
See also: Japanese symbol for “greasy”.
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.