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Chinese symbol for “mimosa”

含羞草
hán xiū cǎo
mimosa; sensitive plant (that closes its leaves when touched)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mimosa is 含羞草 (hán xiū cǎo), defined as: mimosa; sensitive plant (that closes its leaves when touched).

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

含 hán
to hold in the mouth; to contain; to cherish
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes
羞 xiū
shame, disgrace; shy, ashamed
radical 123 ⽺ · 10 strokes
草 cǎo
grass, herbs; straw, thatch
radical 140 ⾋ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 含羞草.

WordPinyinMeaning
包含bāo hánto contain; to embody
含有hán yǒuto contain; including
含义 (含義)hán yìmeaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning
含量hán liàngcontent; quantity contained
富含fù hánto contain in great quantities; rich in
内含 (內含)nèi hánto contain; to include
羞辱xiū rǔto humiliate; to shame
害羞hài xiūshy; embarrassed
草案cǎo àndraft (legislation, proposal etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “mimosa”.

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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