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Chinese symbol for “infuse”

泡水
pào shuǐ
to infuse; to soak in water

The closest CC-CEDICT match for infuse is 泡水 (pào shuǐ), defined as: to infuse; to soak in water.

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

泡 pào
bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes
水 shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
radical 85 ⽔ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “infuse”

WordPinyinMeaning
冲 (沖)chōng(of water) to dash against; to mix with water
泡制 (泡製)pào zhìto infuse; to brew (a herbal remedy or beverage)
泡pàobubble; foam; blister
冲泡 (沖泡)chōng pàoto add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves); to infuse (tea)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 泡水.

WordPinyinMeaning
泡沫pào mòfoam; (soap) bubble
泡泡pào paobubbles
灯泡 (燈泡)dēng pàolight bulb; see also 电灯泡 (diàn dēng pào)
浸泡jìn pàoto steep; to soak
气泡 (氣泡)qì pàobubble; blister (in metal)
泡妞pào niūto pick up girls; to play around with girls
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
水果shuǐ guǒfruit

See also: Japanese symbol for “infuse”.

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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