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Chinese symbol for “silky”

丝滑
sī huá
Traditional: 絲滑
(of food, skin, hair etc) silky; smooth; (fig.) smooth; effortless; seamless

The closest CC-CEDICT match for silky is 丝滑 (sī huá), defined as: (of food, skin, hair etc) silky; smooth; (fig.) smooth; effortless; seamless.

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

丝 sī
silk, fine thread; wire; strings
radical 1 ⼀ · 5 strokes
滑 huá
to slip, to slide; slippery, polished
radical 85 ⽔ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “silky”

WordPinyinMeaning
酥sūflaky pastry; crunchy
柔滑róu huásoft; smooth

Related words

Other words that share a character with 丝滑.

WordPinyinMeaning
粉丝 (粉絲)fěn sībean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans")
丝毫 (絲毫)sī háothe slightest amount or degree; a bit
丝袜 (絲襪)sī wàstockings; pantyhose
丝绸 (絲綢)sī chóusilk (cloth)
黑丝 (黑絲)hēi sīblack pantyhose; black stockings
蕾丝 (蕾絲)lěi sī(textiles) (loanword) lace
下滑xià huáto slide down (a slope etc); (fig.) to decline
滑雪huá xuěto ski; skiing

See also: Japanese symbol for “silky”.

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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