Chinese symbol for “dampen”
挫
cuò
obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dampen is 挫 (cuò), defined as: obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lower the tone; to bend back.
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 “dampen”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 挫.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挫折 | cuò zhé | setback; reverse |
| 挫败 (挫敗) | cuò bài | to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); a setback; a failure; a defeat |
| 受挫 | shòu cuò | thwarted; obstructed |
| 重挫 | zhòng cuò | devastating setback; slump (in stock market etc) |
| 下挫 | xià cuò | (of sales, prices etc) to fall; to drop |
| 挫折感 | cuò zhé gǎn | frustration |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dampen”.
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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