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Chinese symbol for “agave”

龙舌兰
lóng shé lán
Traditional: 龍舌蘭
agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana; agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for agave is 龙舌兰 (lóng shé lán), defined as: agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana; agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana).

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

龙 lóng
dragon; symbol of the emperor
radical 212 ⿓ · 5 strokes
舌 shé
tongue; bell clapper
radical 135 ⾆ · 6 strokes
兰 lán
orchid; elegant, graceful
radical 12 ⼋ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 龙舌兰.

WordPinyinMeaning
龙头 (龍頭)lóng tóufaucet; tap; bicycle handlebar
恐龙 (恐龍)kǒng lóngdinosaur (头 (tóu),只 (zhī)); (old) (slang) ugly person
沙龙 (沙龍)shā lóngsalon (loanword)
青龙 (青龍)qīng lóng(slang) man lacking pubic hair; (mahjong) full straight (123, 456, 789 in one suit)
龙卷风 (龍捲風)lóng juǎn fēngtornado; hurricane
成龙 (成龍)chéng lóngto succeed in life; to become somebody
舌头 (舌頭)shé toutongue; 个 (gè)
饶舌 (饒舌)ráo shétalkative; to blather
法兰 (法蘭)fǎ lánflange (loanword)

See also: Japanese symbol for “agave”.

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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