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Chinese symbol for “lubricate”

润滑
rùn huá
Traditional: 潤滑
smooth; oily; sleek; to lubricate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lubricate is 润滑 (rùn huá), defined as: smooth; oily; sleek; to lubricate.

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

润 rùn
fresh, moist; soft, sleek
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
滑 huá
to slip, to slide; slippery, polished
radical 85 ⽔ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “lubricate”

WordPinyinMeaning
润 (潤)rùnmoist; glossy; sleek; to moisten; to lubricate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 润滑.

WordPinyinMeaning
利润 (利潤)lì rùnprofits
滋润 (滋潤)zī rùnmoist; humid
湿润 (濕潤)shī rùnmoist
净利润 (淨利潤)jìng lì rùnnet profit
利润率 (利潤率)lì rùn lǜprofit margin
下滑xià huáto slide down (a slope etc); (fig.) to decline
滑雪huá xuěto ski; skiing
滑稽huá jīcomical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang

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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