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Chinese symbol for “turpentine”

松节油
sōng jié yóu
Traditional: 松節油
turpentine

The closest CC-CEDICT match for turpentine is 松节油 (sōng jié yóu), defined as: turpentine.

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

松 sōng
pine tree; fir tree
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes
节 jié
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
radical 140 ⾋ · 6 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 松节油.

WordPinyinMeaning
轻松 (輕鬆)qīng sōnglight; gentle
放松 (放鬆)fàng sōngto relax; to slacken; to loosen
宽松 (寬鬆)kuān sōngspacious; roomy; uncrowded; (of clothes) loose and comfortable
马拉松 (馬拉松)mǎ lā sōng(loanword) marathon
松散 (鬆散)sōng santo relax; loose
松鼠sōng shǔsquirrel
节目 (節目)jié mù(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event)
细节 (細節)xì jiédetails; particulars
石油shí yóuoil; petroleum

See also: Japanese symbol for “turpentine”.

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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