Chinese symbol for “toilet”
厕所
cè suǒ
Traditional: 廁所
toilet; lavatory; 间 (jiān),处 (chù)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for toilet is 厕所 (cè suǒ), defined as: toilet; lavatory; 间 (jiān),处 (chù).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “toilet”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 洗手间 (洗手間) | xǐ shǒu jiān | toilet; lavatory |
| 茅房 | máo fáng | toilet (rural euphemism); thatched hut or house |
| 盥洗室 | guàn xǐ shì | toilet; washroom |
| 厕 (廁) | cè | (bound form) restroom; toilet; lavatory; (literary) to be mingled with; to be involved in |
| 一号 (一號) | yī hào | first day of the month; toilet |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 厕所.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公厕 (公廁) | gōng cè | public toilet |
| 如厕 (如廁) | rú cè | to go to the toilet |
| 女厕 (女廁) | nǚ cè | women's restroom; women's toilet |
| 茅厕 (茅廁) | máo si | (dialect) latrine |
| 厕纸 (廁紙) | cè zhǐ | toilet paper |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore; as a result |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all; to have; to possess; to own |
| 所谓 (所謂) | suǒ wèi | what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called |
See also: Japanese symbol for “toilet”.
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.