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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).

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

冲 chōng
wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar
radical 15 ⼎ · 6 strokes
洗 xǐ
to bathe, to rinse, to wash
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “rinse”

WordPinyinMeaning
洗涤 (洗滌)xǐ díto rinse; to wash
涮shuànto rinse; to swish (in water); to trick; to fool sb
清洗qīng xǐto wash; to rinse; to clean; (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc)
漂洗piǎo xǐto 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.

WordPinyinMeaning
冲突 (衝突)chōng tūconflict; to conflict
冲击 (沖擊)chōng jīvariant of 冲击 (chōng jī)
冲动 (衝動)chōng dòngto have an urge; to be impetuous
脉冲 (脈衝)mài chōngpulse (physics)
冲破 (衝破)chōng pòbreakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly
清洗qīng xǐto wash; to rinse; to clean; (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc)
洗澡xǐ zǎoto bathe; to take a shower
洗脑 (洗腦)xǐ nǎoto 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.

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