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Chinese symbol for “toothpaste”

牙膏
yá gāo
toothpaste; measure word: 管 (guǎn)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for toothpaste is 牙膏 (yá gāo), defined as: toothpaste; measure word: 管 (guǎn).

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

牙 yá
tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated
radical 92 ⽛ · 4 strokes
膏 gāo
grease, fat; ointment, paste
radical 130 ⾁ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 牙膏.

WordPinyinMeaning
牙齿 (牙齒)yá chǐtooth; dental
象牙xiàng yáivory; elephant tusk
牙医 (牙醫)yá yīdentist
刷牙shuā yáto brush one's teeth
牙科yá kēdentistry
石膏shí gāogypsum CaSO4·2(H2O); plaster
唇膏chún gāolip balm; lipstick
药膏 (藥膏)yào gāoointment

See also: Japanese symbol for “toothpaste”.

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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