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Chinese symbol for “clammy”

湿漉漉
shī lù lù
Traditional: 濕漉漉
damp; clammy; dripping wet

The closest CC-CEDICT match for clammy is 湿漉漉 (shī lù lù), defined as: damp; clammy; dripping wet.

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

湿 shī
wet, moist, humid, damp; illness
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes
漉 lù
to filter, to strain; dripping, wet
radical 85 ⽔ · 14 strokes
漉
漉 lù
to filter, to strain; dripping, wet
radical 85 ⽔ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “clammy”

WordPinyinMeaning
湿黏 (濕黏)shī niánclammy
黏腻 (黏膩)nián nìsticky; clammy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 湿漉漉.

WordPinyinMeaning
湿地 (溼地)shī dìvariant of 湿地 (shī dì)
潮湿 (潮濕)cháo shīdamp; moist
湿度 (濕度)shī dùhumidity level
湿润 (濕潤)shī rùnmoist
湿透 (濕透)shī tòudrenched; wet through
水漉漉shuǐ lù lùdripping wet

See also: Japanese symbol for “clammy”.

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.

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