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Chinese symbol for “ambrosia”

龙肝凤胆
lóng gān fèng dǎn
Traditional: 龍肝鳳膽
rare food; ambrosia (delicacy)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ambrosia is 龙肝凤胆 (lóng gān fèng dǎn), defined as: rare food; ambrosia (delicacy).

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
肝 gān
liver
radical 130 ⾁ · 7 strokes
凤 fèng
male phoenix; symbol of joy
radical 16 ⼏ · 4 strokes
胆 dǎn
gallbladder; gall, guts, courage
radical 130 ⾁ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 龙肝凤胆.

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
肝脏 (肝臟)gān zàngliver
肝炎gān yánhepatitis
凤凰 (鳳凰)fèng huángphoenix
大胆 (大膽)dà dǎnbrazen; audacious

See also: Japanese symbol for “ambrosia”.

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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