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Chinese symbol for “lava”

熔岩
róng yán
(geology) lava

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lava is 熔岩 (róng yán), defined as: (geology) lava.

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

熔 róng
mold; to fuse, to melt, to smelt
radical 86 ⽕ · 14 strokes
岩 yán
cliff; rocks; mountain
radical 46 ⼭ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “lava”

WordPinyinMeaning
流沙liú shāquicksand; (patisserie) (usu. attributive) semi-liquid filling (typically custard); lava

Related words

Other words that share a character with 熔岩.

WordPinyinMeaning
熔化róng huàto melt (of ice, metals etc)
熔炉 (熔爐)róng lúsmelting furnace; forge
熔点 (熔點)róng diǎnmelting point
熔融róng róngto melt; to fuse
熔断 (熔斷)róng duàn(of fuse wire) to melt; to blow; (fig.) to halt stock trading
岩石yán shí(geology) rock
岩浆 (岩漿)yán jiāng(geology) magma
花岗岩 (花崗岩)huā gāng yángranite

See also: Japanese symbol for “lava”.

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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