Chinese symbol for “pool”
泽
zé
Traditional: 澤
pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pool is 泽 (zé), defined as: pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence; damp; moist.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “pool”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 池塘 | chí táng | pool; pond |
| 水塘 | shuǐ táng | pool |
| 陂 | bēi | pool; pond |
| 凼 | dàng | pool; pit |
| 池沼 | chí zhǎo | pool; pond |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 泽.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沼泽 (沼澤) | zhǎo zé | marsh; swamp |
| 光泽 (光澤) | guāng zé | luster; gloss |
| 色泽 (色澤) | sè zé | color and luster |
| 沼泽地 (沼澤地) | zhǎo zé dì | marsh; swamp |
| 恩泽 (恩澤) | ēn zé | favor from an emperor or high official |
| 润泽 (潤澤) | rùn zé | moist |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pool”.
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.