Chinese symbol for “scour”
精练
jīng liàn
Traditional: 精練
(textiles) to scour; to degum (silk); variant of 精炼 (jīng liàn)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scour is 精练 (jīng liàn), defined as: (textiles) to scour; to degum (silk); variant of 精炼 (jīng liàn).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “scour”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冲刷 (沖刷) | chōng shuā | to cleanse; to scrub |
| 跑遍 | pǎo biàn | to go everywhere; to scour (the whole town) |
| 㗂 | shěng | variant of 省 (shěng); tight-lipped |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 精练.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit; mind |
| 精彩 | jīng cǎi | wonderful; marvelous |
| 精力 | jīng lì | energy (physical or mental) |
| 精确 (精確) | jīng què | accurate; precise |
| 精英 | jīng yīng | cream; elite |
| 训练 (訓練) | xùn liàn | to train; to drill |
| 教练 (教練) | jiào liàn | to coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位 (wèi),名 (míng)) |
| 练习 (練習) | liàn xí | to practice; exercise |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scour”.
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.