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Chinese symbol for “bacon”

培根
péi gēn
(loanword) bacon

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bacon is 培根 (péi gēn), defined as: (loanword) bacon.

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

培 péi
to cultivate, to farm; to shore up
radical 32 ⼟ · 11 strokes
根 gēn
root, basis, foundation
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “bacon”

WordPinyinMeaning
熏肉 (燻肉)xūn ròubacon
咸肉 (鹹肉)xián ròubacon; salt-cured meat
烟肉 (煙肉)yān ròubacon; smoked ham
腌肉 (醃肉)yān ròusalt pork; bacon

Related words

Other words that share a character with 培根.

WordPinyinMeaning
培训 (培訓)péi xùnto cultivate; to train
培养 (培養)péi yǎngto cultivate; to breed
培育péi yùto train; to breed
栽培zāi péito grow; to cultivate
培训班 (培訓班)péi xùn bāntraining class
根据 (根據)gēn jùaccording to; based on
根本gēn běnfundamental; basic
根据地 (根據地)gēn jù dìbase of operations

See also: Japanese symbol for “bacon”.

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.