Chinese symbol for “droop”
下垂
xià chuí
to droop; to sag; to hang down; sagging
The closest CC-CEDICT match for droop is 下垂 (xià chuí), defined as: to droop; to sag; to hang down; sagging; drooping; prolapse (medicine).
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 “droop”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 低垂 | dī chuí | to droop; to hang low |
| 耷拉 | dā la | to droop; to hang down; to dangle |
| 塌 | tā | to collapse; to droop |
| 垂 | chuí | to hang (down); droop |
| 下坠 (下墜) | xià zhuì | (of objects) to fall; to drop |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 下垂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | that level or lower; that amount or less |
| 下来 (下來) | xià lai | to come down; (completed action marker) |
| 下载 (下載) | xià zǎi | to download; also pr. [xia4zai4] |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; 个 (gè) |
| 下去 | xià qù | to go down; to descend |
| 垂直 | chuí zhí | perpendicular; vertical |
| 垂死 | chuí sǐ | dying |
See also: Japanese symbol for “droop”.
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.