Chinese symbol for “baptism”
洗礼
xǐ lǐ
Traditional: 洗禮
(lit. and fig.) baptism
The closest CC-CEDICT match for baptism is 洗礼 (xǐ lǐ), defined as: (lit. and fig.) baptism.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “baptism”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 洗礼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清洗 | qīng xǐ | to wash; to rinse; to clean; (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc) |
| 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | to bathe; to take a shower |
| 洗脑 (洗腦) | xǐ nǎo | to brainwash |
| 洗衣机 (洗衣機) | xǐ yī jī | washing machine; washer; 台 (tái) |
| 洗劫 | xǐ jié | to loot; to ransack; to pillage |
| 礼物 (禮物) | lǐ wù | gift; present; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 份 (fèn) |
| 婚礼 (婚禮) | hūn lǐ | wedding ceremony; wedding |
| 礼拜 (禮拜) | lǐ bài | to attend a religious service; (coll.) week |
See also: Japanese symbol for “baptism”.
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.