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Chinese symbol for “shortening”

酥松油脂
sū sōng yóu zhī
Traditional: 酥鬆油脂
shortening (fat used in cooking cakes)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shortening is 酥松油脂 (sū sōng yóu zhī), defined as: shortening (fat used in cooking cakes).

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

酥 sū
butter; crispy, flaky; fluffy, light
radical 164 ⾣ · 12 strokes
松 sōng
pine tree; fir tree
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes
油 yóu
oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes
脂 zhī
fat, grease, lard, oil
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “shortening”

WordPinyinMeaning
弄短nòng duǎnto shorten; shortening

Related words

Other words that share a character with 酥松油脂.

WordPinyinMeaning
酥脆sū cuìcrisp (of food)
酥油sū yóubutter
酥油茶sū yóu chábutter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)
酥软 (酥軟)sū ruǎnweak (of body or limbs); limp
奶酥nǎi sūbutter biscuit; butter bun
酥麻sū málimp and numb (of limbs)
轻松 (輕鬆)qīng sōnglight; gentle
放松 (放鬆)fàng sōngto relax; to slacken; to loosen
石油shí yóuoil; petroleum
脂肪zhī fángfat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)

See also: Japanese symbol for “shortening”.

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.