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Chinese symbol for “suet”

羊油
yáng yóu
sheep's fat; suet; mutton tallow

The closest CC-CEDICT match for suet is 羊油 (yáng yóu), defined as: sheep's fat; suet; mutton tallow.

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

羊 yáng
sheep, goat
radical 123 ⽺ · 6 strokes
油 yóu
oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 羊油.

WordPinyinMeaning
山羊shān yánggoat; (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
羊毛yáng máowool; fleece
羊肉yáng ròumutton; goat meat
羔羊gāo yángsheep; lamb
绵羊 (綿羊)mián yángsheep
羚羊líng yángantelope; 只 (zhī)
石油shí yóuoil; petroleum
加油jiā yóuto add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas

See also: Japanese symbol for “suet”.

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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