Chinese symbol for “brainwash”
洗脑
xǐ nǎo
Traditional: 洗腦
to brainwash
The closest CC-CEDICT match for brainwash is 洗脑 (xǐ nǎo), defined as: to brainwash.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 洗脑.
| 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 |
| 电脑 (電腦) | diàn nǎo | computer; 台 (tái) |
| 脑袋 (腦袋) | nǎo dai | head; skull |
| 大脑 (大腦) | dà nǎo | brain; cerebrum |
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.