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Chinese symbol for “beech”

山毛榉
shān máo jǔ
Traditional: 山毛櫸
beech

The closest CC-CEDICT match for beech is 山毛榉 (shān máo jǔ), defined as: beech.

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

山 shān
mountain, hill, peak
radical 46 ⼭ · 3 strokes
毛 máo
hair, fur, feathers; coarse
radical 82 ⽑ · 4 strokes
榉 jǔ
a type of elm tree
radical 75 ⽊ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “beech”

WordPinyinMeaning
榉木 (櫸木)jǔ mùbeech

Related words

Other words that share a character with 山毛榉.

WordPinyinMeaning
山区 (山區)shān qūmountain area; 个 (gè)
火山huǒ shānvolcano
山脉 (山脈)shān màimountain range; 条 (tiáo)
山地shān dìmountainous region; hilly area
山寨shān zhàifortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits)
山顶 (山頂)shān dǐnghilltop
毛病máo bìngfault; defect
毛巾máo jīntowel; 条 (tiáo)
榉木 (櫸木)jǔ mùbeech

See also: Japanese symbol for “beech”.

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.