Chinese symbol for “beetroot”
红头菜
hóng tóu cài
Traditional: 紅頭菜
beetroot
The closest CC-CEDICT match for beetroot is 红头菜 (hóng tóu cài), defined as: beetroot.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “beetroot”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甜菜 | tián cài | (sugar) beet; (US) beet; (UK) beetroot |
| 红菜头 (紅菜頭) | hóng cài tóu | beet; beetroot; (dialect) carrot |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 红头菜.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 红色 (紅色) | hóng sè | red (color); revolutionary |
| 红包 (紅包) | hóng bāo | money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment |
| 红旗 (紅旗) | hóng qí | red flag; measure word: 面 (miàn) |
| 粉红色 (粉紅色) | fěn hóng sè | pink |
| 红利 (紅利) | hóng lì | bonus; dividend |
| 粉红 (粉紅) | fěn hóng | pink |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
| 蔬菜 | shū cài | vegetables |
See also: Japanese symbol for “beetroot”.
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.