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Chinese symbol for “wetlands”

沼泽
zhǎo zé
Traditional: 沼澤
marsh; swamp; wetlands; glade

The closest CC-CEDICT match for wetlands is 沼泽 (zhǎo zé), defined as: marsh; swamp; wetlands; glade.

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

沼 zhǎo
lake, pond, swamp
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes
泽 zé
marsh, swamp; brilliance, grace
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “wetlands”

WordPinyinMeaning
海子hǎi zi(dialect) wetlands; lake

Related words

Other words that share a character with 沼泽.

WordPinyinMeaning
沼气 (沼氣)zhǎo qìmarsh gas; methane CH4
沼泽地 (沼澤地)zhǎo zé dìmarsh; swamp
泥沼ní zhǎoswamp
湖沼hú zhǎolakes and marshes
池沼chí zhǎopool; pond
光泽 (光澤)guāng zéluster; gloss
色泽 (色澤)sè zécolor and luster
恩泽 (恩澤)ēn zéfavor from an emperor or high official

See also: Japanese symbol for “wetlands”.

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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