Chinese symbol for “spray”
喷洒
pēn sǎ
Traditional: 噴灑
to spray; to sprinkle
The closest CC-CEDICT match for spray is 喷洒 (pēn sǎ), defined as: to spray; to sprinkle.
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 “spray”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浪花 | làng huā | spray; ocean spray |
| 花枝 | huā zhī | spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms); cuttlefish (on dining menus) |
| 喷 (噴) | pēn | to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff; (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online) |
| 喷射 (噴射) | pēn shè | to spurt; to spray; to jet; spurt; spray; jet |
| 洒 (灑) | sǎ | to sprinkle; to spray |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 喷洒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喷射 (噴射) | pēn shè | to spurt; to spray; to jet; spurt; spray; jet |
| 喷发 (噴發) | pēn fā | to erupt; an eruption |
| 喷泉 (噴泉) | pēn quán | fountain |
| 喷雾 (噴霧) | pēn wù | mist spray; atomizing |
| 喷出 (噴出) | pēn chū | spout; spray |
| 喷气 (噴氣) | pēn qì | to spurt steam (or air etc) |
| 潇洒 (瀟灑) | xiāo sǎ | confident and at ease; free and easy |
| 洒脱 (灑脫) | sǎ tuo | free and at ease; natural; unconstrained |
See also: Japanese symbol for “spray”.
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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