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Chinese symbol for “sag”

下垂
xià chuí
to droop; to sag; to hang down; sagging

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sag is 下垂 (xià chuí), defined as: to droop; to sag; to hang down; sagging; drooping; prolapse (medicine).

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

下 xià
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes
垂 chuí
to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near
radical 32 ⼟ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sag”

WordPinyinMeaning
垮脸 (垮臉)kuǎ liǎn(of the face) to harden; to sag

Related words

Other words that share a character with 下垂.

WordPinyinMeaning
一下yī xià(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less
下来 (下來)xià laito come down; (completed action marker)
下载 (下載)xià zǎito download; also pr. [xia4zai4]
下午xià wǔafternoon; 个 (gè)
下去xià qùto go down; to descend
垂直chuí zhíperpendicular; vertical
垂死chuí sǐdying

See also: Japanese symbol for “sag”.

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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