Chinese symbol for “shampoo”
洗发水
xǐ fà shuǐ
Traditional: 洗髮水
shampoo (liquid)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shampoo is 洗发水 (xǐ fà shuǐ), defined as: shampoo (liquid).
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 “shampoo”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 洗发精 (洗髮精) | xǐ fà jīng | shampoo |
| 香波 | xiāng bō | shampoo (loanword); see 洗发皂 (xǐ fà zào) |
| 洗发液 (洗髮液) | xǐ fà yè | shampoo |
| 洗发露 (洗髮露) | xǐ fà lù | shampoo |
| 洗发剂 (洗髮劑) | xǐ fà jì | shampoo |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 洗发水.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 洗礼 (洗禮) | xǐ lǐ | (lit. and fig.) baptism |
| 洗衣机 (洗衣機) | xǐ yī jī | washing machine; washer; 台 (tái) |
| 洗劫 | xǐ jié | to loot; to ransack; to pillage |
| 发展 (發展) | fā zhǎn | development; growth |
| 发生 (發生) | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises") |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shampoo”.
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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