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Chinese symbol for “beekeeper”

养蜂人
yǎng fēng rén
Traditional: 養蜂人
beekeeper; apiculturist

The closest CC-CEDICT match for beekeeper is 养蜂人 (yǎng fēng rén), defined as: beekeeper; apiculturist.

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

养 yǎng
to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
radical 12 ⼋ · 9 strokes
蜂 fēng
bee, wasp, hornet
radical 142 ⾍ · 13 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “beekeeper”

WordPinyinMeaning
蜂农 (蜂農)fēng nóngbeekeeper; apiculturist

Related words

Other words that share a character with 养蜂人.

WordPinyinMeaning
培养 (培養)péi yǎngto cultivate; to breed
营养 (營養)yíng yǎngnutrition; nourishment
养殖 (養殖)yǎng zhíto raise; to breed (animals etc)
养老 (養老)yǎng lǎoto provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement
饲养 (飼養)sì yǎngto raise; to rear
养成 (養成)yǎng chéngto cultivate; to raise
蜂蜜fēng mìhoney
蜜蜂mì fēngbee; honeybee
人民rén mínthe people

See also: Japanese symbol for “beekeeper”.

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.