Chinese symbol for “scrub”
灌丛
guàn cóng
Traditional: 灌叢
scrub; shrubland; undergrowth
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scrub is 灌丛 (guàn cóng), defined as: scrub; shrubland; undergrowth.
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 “scrub”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刷 | shuā | a brush; to paint; to daub |
| 刷子 | shuā zi | brush; scrub |
| 洗刷 | xǐ shuā | to wipe clean; to scrub |
| 冲刷 (沖刷) | chōng shuā | to cleanse; to scrub |
| 擦洗 | cā xǐ | to clean (with water or alcohol); to wipe and wash |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 灌丛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灌溉 | guàn gài | to irrigate |
| 灌输 (灌輸) | guàn shū | to imbue with; to inculcate |
| 灌木 | guàn mù | bush; shrub |
| 灌木丛 (灌木叢) | guàn mù cóng | shrub; shrubbery |
| 灌醉 | guàn zuì | to fuddle; to befuddle |
| 丛林 (叢林) | cóng lín | jungle; thicket |
| 丛书 (叢書) | cóng shū | a series of books; a collection of books |
| 草丛 (草叢) | cǎo cóng | underbrush |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scrub”.
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.