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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

红 hóng
red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes
头 tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes
菜 cài
vegetables; order, dish; food
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “beetroot”

WordPinyinMeaning
甜菜tián cài(sugar) beet; (US) beet; (UK) beetroot
红菜头 (紅菜頭)hóng cài tóubeet; beetroot; (dialect) carrot

Related words

Other words that share a character with 红头菜.

WordPinyinMeaning
红色 (紅色)hóng sèred (color); revolutionary
红包 (紅包)hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment
红旗 (紅旗)hóng qíred flag; measure word: 面 (miàn)
粉红色 (粉紅色)fěn hóng sèpink
红利 (紅利)hóng lìbonus; dividend
粉红 (粉紅)fěn hóngpink
头发 (頭髮)tóu fahair (on the head)
街头 (街頭)jiē tóustreet
蔬菜shū càivegetables

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.

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