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Chinese symbol for “algae”

藻类
zǎo lèi
Traditional: 藻類
algae

The closest CC-CEDICT match for algae is 藻类 (zǎo lèi), defined as: algae.

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

藻 zǎo
splendid, magnificent; algae
radical 140 ⾋ · 19 strokes
类 lèi
category, class, group, kind; similar to; to resemble
radical 119 ⽶ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “algae”

WordPinyinMeaning
胞藻bāo zǎoalgae

Related words

Other words that share a character with 藻类.

WordPinyinMeaning
海藻hǎi zǎoseaweed; marine alga
词藻 (詞藻)cí zǎorhetoric; flowery language
辞藻 (辭藻)cí zǎorhetoric
硅藻guī zǎodiatom (single-celled phytoplankton)
绿藻 (綠藻)lǜ zǎogreen algae; chlorella (dietary supplement)
人类 (人類)rén lèihumanity; human race
类似 (類似)lèi sìsimilar; analogous
类型 (類型)lèi xíngtype; kind; category; (computer programming) type

See also: Japanese symbol for “algae”.

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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