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Chinese symbol for “hydrophobic”

疏水
shū shuǐ
(chemistry) hydrophobic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hydrophobic is 疏水 (shū shuǐ), defined as: (chemistry) hydrophobic.

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

疏 shū
to neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careless
radical 103 ⽦ · 12 strokes
水 shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
radical 85 ⽔ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 疏水.

WordPinyinMeaning
疏散shū sǎnidle; leisurely; laid-back; Taiwan pr. [shu1san4]
疏忽shū huto neglect; to overlook
疏远 (疏遠)shū yuǎnto drift apart; to become estranged
疏导 (疏導)shū dǎoto dredge; to open up a path for
疏通shū tōngto unblock; to dredge
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
水果shuǐ guǒfruit
水泥shuǐ nícement; measure word: 袋 (dài)

See also: Japanese symbol for “hydrophobic”.

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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