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Chinese symbol for “avocado”

牛油果
niú yóu guǒ
avocado (Persea americana); shea nut (Vitellaria paradoxa)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for avocado is 牛油果 (niú yóu guǒ), defined as: avocado (Persea americana); shea nut (Vitellaria paradoxa).

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

牛 niú
ox, cow, bull
radical 93 ⽜ · 4 strokes
油 yóu
oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes
果 guǒ
fruit, nut; result
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “avocado”

WordPinyinMeaning
鳄梨 (鱷梨)è líavocado (Persea americana)
南美梨nán měi líavocado (Persea americana)
奶油果nǎi yóu guǒavocado
酪梨lào lí(Tw) avocado (Persea americana); Taiwan pr. [luo4li2]

Related words

Other words that share a character with 牛油果.

WordPinyinMeaning
牛奶niú nǎicow's milk; measure word: 瓶 (píng), 杯 (bēi)
牛肉niú ròubeef
牛顿 (牛頓)niú dùnnewton (SI unit of force)
牛仔裤 (牛仔褲)niú zǎi kùjeans; 条 (tiáo)
牛仔niú zǎicowboy
公牛gōng niúbull
石油shí yóuoil; petroleum
加油jiā yóuto add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas
如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event that

See also: Japanese symbol for “avocado”.

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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