泽 Grace in Chinese (zé)

Dictionary Summary

泽 (zé) means pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster. Simplified form has 8 strokes under radical 氵.

Pinyin & Tonezé (Tone 2)

Simplified / Trad.泽 / 澤

Radical氵

Total Strokes8 strokes

StructureLeft–Right (氵 + 泽-base)

Unicode / LevelU+6CFD · HSK 5-6

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🪪 Using “泽” in a Chinese Name · Highly Recommended (Masculine-leaning)

Warm, generous, and deeply cultured (e.g., 泽宇, 润泽, 泽安, 恩泽). Symbolizes nourishing rain, kindness, and jade-like luster.

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Best used in two-character seals or names; standalone 泽 can also mean 'marsh/pond'.

Character Etymology & CC-CEDICT Meanings

Origin & Visual Logic: Water radical (氵) combined with dispersing moisture: life-giving waters soaking gently into earth.

Traditional / Simplified	Pinyin	CC-CEDICT Definitions
澤 / 泽	zé	pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster

Lexical entries derived from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Make Me a Hanzi (APL / LGPL-3.0).

Common Words & Idioms Using “泽”

Chinese Word	Pinyin	English Meaning
恩泽	ēnzé	grace and kindness
润泽	rùnzé	moist and lustrous; nourishing
光泽	guāngzé	radiant luster

English Names Using “泽” in Our Curated Recommendations

See how native speakers pair 泽 (zé) into modern Chinese names:

何泽岚Hazel (Hé Zé lán)林和泽Oliver (Lín Hé zé)谢瑞泽Theodore (Xiè Ruì zé)马瑞泽Mateo (Mǎ Ruì zé)陈泽安Jack (Chén Zé ān)安泽仁Ezra (Ān Zé rén)周泽恩John (Zhōu Zé ēn)欧泽文Owen (Ōu Zé wén)孟泽宇Matthew (Mèng Zé yǔ)宁泽森Nathan (Níng Zé sēn)林泽恩Ian (Lín Zé ēn)林瑞泽Ryan (Lín Ruì zé)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many strokes does the Chinese character "泽" (zé) have?

"泽" has 8 strokes in Simplified Chinese (Traditional form: 澤). Its primary dictionary radical is 氵, and you can animate or practice writing every stroke in order using the interactive grid on this page.

Is "泽" good to use in a real Chinese name?

Rating: Highly Recommended (Masculine-leaning). Warm, generous, and deeply cultured (e.g., 泽宇, 润泽, 泽安, 恩泽). Symbolizes nourishing rain, kindness, and jade-like luster.