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Chinese symbol for “whey”

乳清
rǔ qīng
whey

The closest CC-CEDICT match for whey is 乳清 (rǔ qīng), defined as: whey.

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

乳 rǔ
breast, nipples; milk; to suckle
radical 5 ⼄ · 8 strokes
清 qīng
clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “whey”

WordPinyinMeaning
乳浆 (乳漿)rǔ jiāngmilky liquid; whey

Related words

Other words that share a character with 乳清.

WordPinyinMeaning
乳房rǔ fángbreast; udder
乳头 (乳頭)rǔ tóunipple
母乳mǔ rǔbreast milk
巨乳jù rǔlarge breasts; busty
哺乳bǔ rǔbreastfeeding; to suckle
乳腺癌rǔ xiàn áibreast cancer
清楚qīng chuclear; distinct
清理qīng lǐto clear up; to tidy up

See also: Japanese symbol for “whey”.

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.