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Chinese symbol for “decontamination”

洗消
xǐ xiāo
decontamination

The closest CC-CEDICT match for decontamination is 洗消 (xǐ xiāo), defined as: decontamination.

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

洗 xǐ
to bathe, to rinse, to wash
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes
消 xiāo
news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 洗消.

WordPinyinMeaning
清洗qīng xǐto wash; to rinse; to clean; (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc)
洗澡xǐ zǎoto bathe; to take a shower
洗脑 (洗腦)xǐ nǎoto brainwash
洗礼 (洗禮)xǐ lǐ(lit. and fig.) baptism
洗衣机 (洗衣機)xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer; 台 (tái)
洗劫xǐ jiéto loot; to ransack; to pillage
消息xiāo xi(piece of) news; information; message
取消qǔ xiāoto cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind

See also: Japanese symbol for “decontamination”.

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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