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Chinese symbol for “laundromat”

自助洗衣店
zì zhù xǐ yī diàn
laundromat; launderette

The closest CC-CEDICT match for laundromat is 自助洗衣店 (zì zhù xǐ yī diàn), defined as: laundromat; launderette.

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

自 zì
self; private, personal; from
radical 132 ⾃ · 6 strokes
助 zhù
to help, to aid, to assist
radical 19 ⼒ · 7 strokes
洗 xǐ
to bathe, to rinse, to wash
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes
衣 yī
cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
radical 145 ⾐ · 6 strokes
店 diàn
shop, store; inn, hotel
radical 53 ⼴ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 自助洗衣店.

WordPinyinMeaning
自己zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
自由zì yóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
来自 (來自)lái zìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
自然zì ránnature; natural
自动 (自動)zì dòngautomatic; voluntarily
自身zì shēnitself; oneself
帮助 (幫助)bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist
协助 (協助)xié zhùto provide assistance; to aid
清洗qīng xǐto wash; to rinse; to clean; (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc)
衣服yī fuclothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào)
酒店jiǔ diànwine shop; pub (public house)

See also: Japanese symbol for “laundromat”.

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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