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Chinese symbol for “sliding”

哧溜
chī liū
(onom.) slithering; sliding; slipping

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sliding is 哧溜 (chī liū), defined as: (onom.) slithering; sliding; slipping.

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

哧 chī
the sound of ripping or giggling
radical 30 ⼝ · 10 strokes
溜 liū
to slip, to slide, to glide; slippery
radical 85 ⽔ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 哧溜.

WordPinyinMeaning
吭哧kēng chito puff and blow; to whimper
呼哧呼哧hū chi hū chi(onom.) rapid breathing
呼哧hū chī(onom.) sound of panting
哼哧hēng chīto puff hard (e.g. after running)
哧溜溜chī liū liūsee 哧溜 (chī liū)
溜冰liū bīngice skating; (slang) to do meth
溜达 (溜達)liū dato stroll; to go for a walk
溜走liū zǒuto slip away; to leave secretly

See also: Japanese symbol for “sliding”.

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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