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Chinese symbol for “swamp”

泥沼
ní zhǎo
swamp

The closest CC-CEDICT match for swamp is 泥沼 (ní zhǎo), defined as: swamp.

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

泥 ní
mud, earth, clay; plaster, paste
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes
沼 zhǎo
lake, pond, swamp
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “swamp”

WordPinyinMeaning
沼泽 (沼澤)zhǎo zémarsh; swamp
沼泽地 (沼澤地)zhǎo zé dìmarsh; swamp
浸没 (浸沒)jìn mòto immerse; to swamp
菹zūmarshland; swamp
沼泽地带 (沼澤地帶)zhǎo zé dì dàimarsh; swamp

Related words

Other words that share a character with 泥沼.

WordPinyinMeaning
水泥shuǐ nícement; measure word: 袋 (dài)
泥土ní tǔearth; soil; mud; clay
泥沙ní shāsilt
草泥马 (草泥馬)cǎo ní mǎsee 肏你妈 (cào nǐ mā) (near homophone used to avoid Internet censorship); (Internet slang) fictional alpaca-like animal; by extension, an actu
泥泞 (泥濘)ní nìngmuddy; mud
泥巴ní ba(coll.) mud
沼泽 (沼澤)zhǎo zémarsh; swamp
沼气 (沼氣)zhǎo qìmarsh gas; methane CH4

See also: Japanese symbol for “swamp”.

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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