Chinese symbol for “perfume”
香水
xiāng shuǐ
perfume; cologne
The closest CC-CEDICT match for perfume is 香水 (xiāng shuǐ), defined as: perfume; cologne.
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
Other Chinese words for “perfume”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芬 | fēn | perfume; fragrance |
| 芬芳 | fēn fāng | perfume; fragrant |
| 香料 | xiāng liào | spice; flavoring |
| 熏 | xūn | to smoke; to fumigate |
| 香氛 | xiāng fēn | fragrance; perfume |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 香水.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 香蕉 | xiāng jiāo | banana; measure word: 根 (gēn), 把 (bǎ) |
| 香烟 (香煙) | xiāng yān | smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line; cigarette (CL:支 (zhī),条 (tiáo),根 (gēn),包 |
| 香味 | xiāng wèi | fragrance; bouquet |
| 香料 | xiāng liào | spice; flavoring |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 水泥 | shuǐ ní | cement; measure word: 袋 (dài) |
| 洪水 | hóng shuǐ | deluge; flood |
See also: Japanese symbol for “perfume”.
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.