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Chinese symbol for “hypo”

海波
hǎi bō
hypo (loanword); sodium thiosulfate Na2S2O3 used in fixing photos (formerly hyposulfite); wave (sea)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hypo is 海波 (hǎi bō), defined as: hypo (loanword); sodium thiosulfate Na2S2O3 used in fixing photos (formerly hyposulfite); wave (sea).

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

海 hǎi
sea, ocean; maritime
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
波 bō
waves, ripples, breakers; undulations
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 海波.

WordPinyinMeaning
海外hǎi wàioverseas; abroad
海军 (海軍)hǎi jūnnavy
海洋hǎi yángocean
海上hǎi shàngmaritime
沿海yán hǎicoastal
海岸hǎi àncoastal; seacoast
波动 (波動)bō dòngto undulate; to fluctuate
波音bō yīnmordent (music)

See also: Japanese symbol for “hypo”.

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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