Chinese symbol for “turquoise”
绿松石
lǜ sōng shí
Traditional: 綠松石
turquoise (gemstone)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for turquoise is 绿松石 (lǜ sōng shí), defined as: turquoise (gemstone).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “turquoise”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 松石 | sōng shí | turquoise (gemstone) |
| 土耳其石 | tǔ ěr qí shí | (mineralogy) (loanword) turquoise |
| 松化石 | sōng huà shí | turquoise (gemstone); also written 松石 |
| 青绿 (青綠) | qīng lǜ | lush green; dark green |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 绿松石.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绿色 (綠色) | lǜ sè | green |
| 绿化 (綠化) | lǜ huà | to make green with plants; to reforest |
| 绿地 (綠地) | lǜ dì | green area (e.g. urban park or garden) |
| 绿洲 (綠洲) | lǜ zhōu | oasis |
| 绿茶 (綠茶) | lǜ chá | green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities |
| 绿卡 (綠卡) | lǜ kǎ | permanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the US green card) |
| 轻松 (輕鬆) | qīng sōng | light; gentle |
| 放松 (放鬆) | fàng sōng | to relax; to slacken; to loosen |
| 石油 | shí yóu | oil; petroleum |
See also: Japanese symbol for “turquoise”.
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.