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.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
包含	bāo hán	to contain; to embody
含有	hán yǒu	to contain; including
含义 (含義)	hán yì	meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning
含量	hán liàng	content; quantity contained
富含	fù hán	to contain in great quantities; rich in
内含 (內含)	nèi hán	to contain; to include
羞辱	xiū rǔ	to humiliate; to shame
害羞	hài xiū	shy; embarrassed
草案	cǎo àn	draft (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.