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Chinese symbol for “washing”

洗涤
xǐ dí
Traditional: 洗滌
to rinse; to wash; washing

The closest CC-CEDICT match for washing is 洗涤 (xǐ dí), defined as: to rinse; to wash; washing.

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

洗 xǐ
to bathe, to rinse, to wash
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes
涤 dí
to wash, to sweep; to purify, to cleanse
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 洗涤.

WordPinyinMeaning
清洗qīng xǐto wash; to rinse; to clean; (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc)
洗澡xǐ zǎoto bathe; to take a shower
洗脑 (洗腦)xǐ nǎoto brainwash
洗礼 (洗禮)xǐ lǐ(lit. and fig.) baptism
洗衣机 (洗衣機)xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer; 台 (tái)
洗劫xǐ jiéto loot; to ransack; to pillage
涤纶 (滌綸)dí lúnpolyester fiber
洗涤剂 (洗滌劑)xǐ dí jìcleaning agent; detergent

See also: Japanese symbol for “washing”.

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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