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Chinese symbol for “soap”

肥皂
féi zào
soap; 块 (kuài),条 (tiáo)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for soap is 肥皂 (féi zào), defined as: soap; 块 (kuài),条 (tiáo).

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

肥 féi
fat, plump, obese; fertile
radical 130 ⾁ · 8 strokes
皂 zào
soap; black; menial servant
radical 106 ⽩ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “soap”

WordPinyinMeaning
皂zàosoap; black
洋碱 (洋鹼)yáng jiǎnsoap
皂碱 (皂鹼)zào jiǎnsoap; same as 肥皂

Related words

Other words that share a character with 肥皂.

WordPinyinMeaning
减肥 (減肥)jiǎn féito lose weight
肥料féi liàofertilizer
肥胖féi pàngfat; obese
化肥huà féichemical fertilizer
肥沃féi wòfertile
香皂xiāng zàoperfumed soap; toilet soap
肥皂剧 (肥皂劇)féi zào jùsoap opera (loanword)
肥皂泡féi zào pàosoap bubble

See also: Japanese symbol for “soap”.

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.