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Chinese symbol for “refinement”

精密化
jīng mì huà
refinement; to add precision

The closest CC-CEDICT match for refinement is 精密化 (jīng mì huà), defined as: refinement; to add precision.

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Characters and stroke order

精 jīng
essence, germ, spirit
radical 119 ⽶ · 14 strokes
密 mì
secret, confidential; intimate, close; dense, thick
radical 40 ⼧ · 11 strokes
化 huà
to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
radical 21 ⼔ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “refinement”

WordPinyinMeaning
气质 (氣質)qì zhìpersonality traits; temperament; disposition; aura; air; feel; vibe
腔调 (腔調)qiāng diàoa tune; a melody

Related words

Other words that share a character with 精密化.

WordPinyinMeaning
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous
精力jīng lìenergy (physical or mental)
精确 (精確)jīng quèaccurate; precise
精英jīng yīngcream; elite
秘密mì mìsecret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret
密码 (密碼)mì mǎcipher; secret code; password; PIN
密切mì qièclose; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)
文化wén huàculture; civilization

See also: Japanese symbol for “refinement”.

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.