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Chinese symbol for “clothesline”

晾衣绳
liàng yī shéng
Traditional: 晾衣繩
clothesline

The closest CC-CEDICT match for clothesline is 晾衣绳 (liàng yī shéng), defined as: clothesline.

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

晾 liàng
to air-dry; to sun-dry
radical 72 ⽇ · 12 strokes
衣 yī
cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
radical 145 ⾐ · 6 strokes
绳 shéng
string, rope, cord; to control
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “clothesline”

WordPinyinMeaning
晒衣绳 (曬衣繩)shài yī shéngclothesline

Related words

Other words that share a character with 晾衣绳.

WordPinyinMeaning
晾晒 (晾曬)liàng shàito sun-dry
晾干 (晾乾)liàng gānto dry (sth) by airing
晾衣架liàng yī jiàclothes drying rack
晾衣夹 (晾衣夾)liàng yī jiāclothes pin
衣服yī fuclothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào)
内衣 (內衣)nèi yīundergarment; underwear
上衣shàng yījacket; upper outer garment
衣物yī wùclothing; clothing and other personal items
绳子 (繩子)shéng zicord; string; rope; 条 (tiáo)

See also: Japanese symbol for “clothesline”.

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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