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Chinese symbol for “osmosis”

渗透
shèn tòu
Traditional: 滲透
(lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into; (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population); (of hostile forces) to infiltrate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for osmosis is 渗透 (shèn tòu), defined as: (lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into; (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population); (of hostile forces) to infiltrate; (chemistry) osmosis.

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

渗 shèn
to seep, to permeate, to infiltrate
radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes
透 tòu
to pierce, to penetrate, to pass through; thorough
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 渗透.

WordPinyinMeaning
渗入 (滲入)shèn rùto permeate
渗漏 (滲漏)shèn lòuseepage; leakage
渗出 (滲出)shèn chūto seep out; to exude
渗水 (滲水)shèn shuǐwater seepage
渗透压 (滲透壓)shèn tòu yāosmotic pressure
透过 (透過)tòu guòto pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
透露tòu lùto leak out; to divulge
透明tòu míngtransparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny

See also: Japanese symbol for “osmosis”.

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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