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Chinese symbol for “plastic”

塑料
sù liào
plastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for plastic is 塑料 (sù liào), defined as: plastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials).

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

塑 sù
to sculpt, to model in clay; plastic
radical 32 ⼟ · 13 strokes
料 liào
ingredients, materials; to conjecture, to guess
radical 68 ⽃ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “plastic”

WordPinyinMeaning
塑sùto model (a figure) in clay; (bound form) plastic (i.e. the synthetic material)
塑胶 (塑膠)sù jiāosynthetic resin; plastic cement; (Tw) plastic

Related words

Other words that share a character with 塑料.

WordPinyinMeaning
塑造sù zàoto model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc)
雕塑diāo sùa statue; a Buddhist image
塑胶 (塑膠)sù jiāosynthetic resin; plastic cement; (Tw) plastic
塑像sù xiàngto sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from
重塑chóng sùto reconstruct (an art object); to remodel
资料 (資料)zī liàomaterial; resources
材料cái liào(raw) material; data
原料yuán liàoraw material

See also: Japanese symbol for “plastic”.

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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