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Chinese symbol for “absinthe”

苦艾酒
kǔ ài jiǔ
absinthe (distilled anise-based liquor)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for absinthe is 苦艾酒 (kǔ ài jiǔ), defined as: absinthe (distilled anise-based liquor).

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

苦 kǔ
bitter; hardship, suffering
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes
艾 ài
mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris; used in transliterations
radical 140 ⾋ · 6 strokes
酒 jiǔ
wine, spirits, liquor, alcohol
radical 164 ⾣ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 苦艾酒.

WordPinyinMeaning
痛苦tòng kǔpain; suffering
辛苦xīn kǔexhausting; hard
苦难 (苦難)kǔ nànsuffering
艰苦 (艱苦)jiān kǔdifficult; hard
苦恼 (苦惱)kǔ nǎovexed; distressed
受苦shòu kǔto suffer hardship
艾滋病ài zī bìng(loanword) AIDS
方兴未艾 (方興未艾)fāng xīng wèi àiflourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding; still growing strong
酒店jiǔ diànwine shop; pub (public house)

See also: Japanese symbol for “absinthe”.

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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