Chinese symbol for “creek”
溪
xī
creek; rivulet
The closest CC-CEDICT match for creek is 溪 (xī), defined as: creek; rivulet.
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
Other Chinese words for “creek”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小河 | xiǎo hé | creek; stream; brook |
| 川 | chuān | (bound form) river; creek |
| 浜 | bāng | stream; creek |
| 磎 | xī | mountain stream; creek |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 溪.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 溪流 | xī liú | stream |
| 小溪 | xiǎo xī | brook; streamlet |
| 溪谷 | xī gǔ | valley; gorge |
| 溪涧 (溪澗) | xī jiàn | stream; mountain gorge |
| 溯溪 | sù xī | river tracing; mountain stream climbing (recreational activity) |
| 涧溪 (澗溪) | jiàn xī | mountain stream; stream in a valley |
See also: Japanese symbol for “creek”.
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.