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Chinese symbol for “perspiration”

汗
hàn
perspiration; sweat; measure word: 滴 (dī), 头 (tóu), 身 (shēn); to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for perspiration is 汗 (hàn), defined as: perspiration; sweat; measure word: 滴 (dī), 头 (tóu), 身 (shēn); to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection).

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

汗 hàn
perspiration, sweat
radical 85 ⽔ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “perspiration”

WordPinyinMeaning
汗水hàn shuǐsweat; perspiration

Related words

Other words that share a character with 汗.

WordPinyinMeaning
汗水hàn shuǐsweat; perspiration
血汗xuè hàn(fig.) sweat and toil; hard work
出汗chū hànto perspire; to sweat
冷汗lěng hàncold sweat
血汗钱 (血汗錢)xuè hàn qiánhard-earned money
流汗liú hànto sweat

See also: Japanese symbol for “perspiration”.

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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