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Chinese symbol for “skilled”

熟练
shú liàn
Traditional: 熟練
practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful

The closest CC-CEDICT match for skilled is 熟练 (shú liàn), defined as: practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful.

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

熟 shú
well-cooked; ripe, mature; familiar with
radical 86 ⽕ · 15 strokes
练 liàn
to drill, to exercise; to practice, to train
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “skilled”

WordPinyinMeaning
熟shúripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done
精炼 (精煉)jīng liànto refine (a substance); to purify
娴熟 (嫻熟)xián shúadept; skilled
谙练 (諳練)ān liànconversant; skilled
溜liùswift current; rapids; (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled; proficient; (of movements) quick; speedy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 熟练.

WordPinyinMeaning
成熟chéng shúmature; ripe; to mature; to ripen
熟悉shú xīto be familiar with; to know well
熟知shú zhīto be well acquainted with
熟人shú rénacquaintance; friend
熟女shú nǚstylish and confident middle-aged woman
训练 (訓練)xùn liànto train; to drill
教练 (教練)jiào liànto coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位 (wèi),名 (míng))
练习 (練習)liàn xíto practice; exercise

See also: Japanese symbol for “skilled”.

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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