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Chinese symbol for “oasis”

绿洲
lǜ zhōu
Traditional: 綠洲
oasis

The closest CC-CEDICT match for oasis is 绿洲 (lǜ zhōu), defined as: oasis.

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

绿 lǜ
green; chlorine
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes
洲 zhōu
continent; island
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 绿洲.

WordPinyinMeaning
绿色 (綠色)lǜ sègreen
绿化 (綠化)lǜ huàto make green with plants; to reforest
绿地 (綠地)lǜ dìgreen area (e.g. urban park or garden)
绿茶 (綠茶)lǜ chágreen tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities
绿卡 (綠卡)lǜ kǎpermanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the US green card)
三角洲sān jiǎo zhōudelta (geography)
洲际 (洲際)zhōu jìintercontinental
大洲dà zhōucontinent

See also: Japanese symbol for “oasis”.

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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