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Chinese symbol for “washroom”

洗手间
xǐ shǒu jiān
Traditional: 洗手間
toilet; lavatory; washroom

The closest CC-CEDICT match for washroom is 洗手间 (xǐ shǒu jiān), defined as: toilet; lavatory; washroom.

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
手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes
间 jiān
between, among; midpoint; space, place, locality
radical 169 ⾨ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “washroom”

WordPinyinMeaning
洗涤间 (洗滌間)xǐ dí jiānwashroom; washhouse
盥洗室guàn xǐ shìtoilet; washroom

Related words

Other words that share a character with 洗手间.

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
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
时间 (時間)shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time

See also: Japanese symbol for “washroom”.

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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