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Chinese symbol for “steep”

浸泡
jìn pào
to steep; to soak; to immerse

The closest CC-CEDICT match for steep is 浸泡 (jìn pào), defined as: to steep; to soak; to immerse.

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

浸 jìn
to dip, to immerse, to soak; to percolate, to steep
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
泡 pào
bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “steep”

WordPinyinMeaning
陡dǒusteep; precipitous; (of a change) abrupt; sudden
沤 (漚)òuto steep; to macerate
壁立千仞bì lì qiān rèn(idiom) (of a cliff, mountain etc) steep; lofty; imposing
浸jìnto immerse; to soak
泡pàobubble; foam; blister

Related words

Other words that share a character with 浸泡.

WordPinyinMeaning
沉浸chén jìnto soak; to permeate
浸润 (浸潤)jìn rùnto permeate; to percolate
浸透jìn tòuto soak; to saturate; to drench; to permeate
浸入jìn rùto soak; to dip
浸水jìn shuǐto immerse in water; to drench; to inundate; irrigation water
泡沫pào mòfoam; (soap) bubble
泡泡pào paobubbles
灯泡 (燈泡)dēng pàolight bulb; see also 电灯泡 (diàn dēng pào)

See also: Japanese symbol for “steep”.

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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