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Chinese symbol for “nylon”

尼龙
ní lóng
Traditional: 尼龍
(loanword) nylon

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nylon is 尼龙 (ní lóng), defined as: (loanword) nylon.

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

尼 ní
Buddhist nun; used in transliterations
radical 44 ⼫ · 5 strokes
龙 lóng
dragon; symbol of the emperor
radical 212 ⿓ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 尼龙.

WordPinyinMeaning
比基尼bǐ jī ní(loanword) bikini
尼姑ní gūBuddhist nun
哈尼hā níhoney (term of endearment) (loanword)
尼玛 (尼瑪)ní mǎ(Internet slang) alternative for 你妈 (nǐ mā); (transcription from Tibetan) the sun
尼特ní tènit (symbol: nt), unit of luminance (loanword)
龙头 (龍頭)lóng tóufaucet; tap; bicycle handlebar
恐龙 (恐龍)kǒng lóngdinosaur (头 (tóu),只 (zhī)); (old) (slang) ugly person
沙龙 (沙龍)shā lóngsalon (loanword)

See also: Japanese symbol for “nylon”.

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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