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Chinese symbol for “beekeeping”

养蜂业
yǎng fēng yè
Traditional: 養蜂業
beekeeping; apiculture

The closest CC-CEDICT match for beekeeping is 养蜂业 (yǎng fēng yè), defined as: beekeeping; apiculture.

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
业 yè
business, profession; to study, to work
radical 1 ⼀ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 养蜂业.

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
企业 (企業)qǐ yècompany; firm; enterprise; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā)

See also: Japanese symbol for “beekeeping”.

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.