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Chinese symbol for “desertification”

沙漠化
shā mò huà
desertification

The closest CC-CEDICT match for desertification is 沙漠化 (shā mò huà), defined as: desertification.

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

沙 shā
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes
漠 mò
desert; aloof, cool, indifferent
radical 85 ⽔ · 13 strokes
化 huà
to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
radical 21 ⼔ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “desertification”

WordPinyinMeaning
荒漠化huāng mò huàdesertification

Related words

Other words that share a character with 沙漠化.

WordPinyinMeaning
沙漠shā mòdesert; 个 (gè)
金沙jīn shāgold dust; salted egg yolk sauce
沙发 (沙發)shā fā(loanword) sofa (条 (tiáo),张 (zhāng)); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
沙滩 (沙灘)shā tānbeach; sandy shore
沙龙 (沙龍)shā lóngsalon (loanword)
沙皇shā huángczar (loanword)
冷漠lěng mòcold and detached towards sb; lack of regard
漠视 (漠視)mò shìto ignore; to neglect
文化wén huàculture; civilization

See also: Japanese symbol for “desertification”.

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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