Chinese symbol for “bathe”
洗澡
xǐ zǎo
to bathe; to take a shower
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bathe is 洗澡 (xǐ zǎo), defined as: to bathe; to take a shower.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “bathe”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沐浴 | mù yù | to bathe; to take a bath; (fig.) to be bathed in; to be immersed in |
| 沐 | mù | to bathe; to cleanse |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs) |
| 洗浴 | xǐ yù | to bathe |
| 泡澡 | pào zǎo | to bathe; to immerse oneself in a warm bath |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 洗澡.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清洗 | qīng xǐ | to wash; to rinse; to clean; (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc) |
| 洗脑 (洗腦) | xǐ nǎo | to brainwash |
| 洗礼 (洗禮) | xǐ lǐ | (lit. and fig.) baptism |
| 洗衣机 (洗衣機) | xǐ yī jī | washing machine; washer; 台 (tái) |
| 洗劫 | xǐ jié | to loot; to ransack; to pillage |
| 澡堂 | zǎo táng | public baths |
| 泡澡 | pào zǎo | to bathe; to immerse oneself in a warm bath |
| 热水澡 (熱水澡) | rè shuǐ zǎo | hot bath or shower |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bathe”.
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.