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Chinese symbol for “immerse”

浸
jìn
to immerse; to soak; to steep; gradually

The closest CC-CEDICT match for immerse is 浸 (jìn), defined as: to immerse; to soak; to steep; gradually.

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

浸 jìn
to dip, to immerse, to soak; to percolate, to steep
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “immerse”

WordPinyinMeaning
浸没 (浸沒)jìn mòto immerse; to swamp
沉chénto submerge; to immerse
浸洗jìn xǐto immerse; to rinse
沉浸chén jìnto soak; to permeate
浸泡jìn pàoto steep; to soak

Related words

Other words that share a character with 浸.

WordPinyinMeaning
沉浸chén jìnto soak; to permeate
浸泡jìn pàoto steep; to soak
浸润 (浸潤)jìn rùnto permeate; to percolate
浸透jìn tòuto soak; to saturate; to drench; to permeate
浸入jìn rùto soak; to dip
浸水jìn shuǐto immerse in water; to drench; to inundate; irrigation water

See also: Japanese symbol for “immerse”.

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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