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Chinese symbol for “sunblock”

防晒油
fáng shài yóu
Traditional: 防曬油
sunscreen; sunblock

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sunblock is 防晒油 (fáng shài yóu), defined as: sunscreen; sunblock.

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

防 fáng
to protect, to defend, to guard against
radical 170 ⾩ · 7 strokes
晒 shài
to dry in the sun; to expose to the sun
radical 72 ⽇ · 10 strokes
油 yóu
oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 防晒油.

WordPinyinMeaning
防止fáng zhǐto prevent; to guard against
预防 (預防)yù fángto prevent; to take precautions against
国防 (國防)guó fángnational defense
防御 (防禦)fáng yùdefense; to defend
防治fáng zhìto prevent and cure; prevention and cure
防范 (防範)fáng fànto be on guard; wariness
晒太阳 (曬太陽)shài tài yángto be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc); to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it)
防晒 (防曬)fáng shàisunburn protection
石油shí yóuoil; petroleum

See also: Japanese symbol for “sunblock”.

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.