Chinese symbol for “rinse”
冲洗
chōng xǐ
Traditional: 沖洗
to rinse; to wash; (photography) to develop (film)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rinse is 冲洗 (chōng xǐ), defined as: to rinse; to wash; (photography) to develop (film).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “rinse”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 洗涤 (洗滌) | xǐ dí | to rinse; to wash |
| 涮 | shuàn | to rinse; to swish (in water); to trick; to fool sb |
| 清洗 | qīng xǐ | to wash; to rinse; to clean; (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc) |
| 漂洗 | piǎo xǐ | to rinse (clothes) |
| 冲 (沖) | chōng | (of water) to dash against; to mix with water |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 冲洗.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冲突 (衝突) | chōng tū | conflict; to conflict |
| 冲击 (沖擊) | chōng jī | variant of 冲击 (chōng jī) |
| 冲动 (衝動) | chōng dòng | to have an urge; to be impetuous |
| 脉冲 (脈衝) | mài chōng | pulse (physics) |
| 冲破 (衝破) | chōng pò | breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly |
| 清洗 | qīng xǐ | to wash; to rinse; to clean; (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc) |
| 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | to bathe; to take a shower |
| 洗脑 (洗腦) | xǐ nǎo | to brainwash |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rinse”.
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.