Chinese symbol for “polish”
打磨
dǎ mó
to polish; to burnish; to shine
The closest CC-CEDICT match for polish is 打磨 (dǎ mó), defined as: to polish; to burnish; to shine.
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
Other Chinese words for “polish”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 擦亮 | cā liàng | to polish |
| 抛光 (拋光) | pāo guāng | to polish; to burnish |
| 润色 (潤色) | rùn sè | to polish (a piece of writing); to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc) |
| 磨光 | mó guāng | to polish |
| 错 (錯) | cuò | mistake; wrong |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 打磨.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打开 (打開) | dǎ kāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 打击 (打擊) | dǎ jī | to hit; to strike |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan; to intend |
| 打电话 (打電話) | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 打破 | dǎ pò | to break; to smash |
| 打败 (打敗) | dǎ bài | to defeat; to overpower |
| 折磨 | zhé mó | to torment; to torture |
| 琢磨 | zhuó mó | to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work |
See also: Japanese symbol for “polish”.
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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