Chinese symbol for “birch”
桦
huà
Traditional: 樺
(bound form) (botany) birch (genus Betula)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for birch is 桦 (huà), defined as: (bound form) (botany) birch (genus Betula).
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 “birch”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 桦.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 桦木 (樺木) | huà mù | birch |
| 桦树 (樺樹) | huà shù | birch |
| 桦木科 (樺木科) | huà mù kē | Betulaceae (broadleaf tree family including birch and alder) |
| 黑桦 (黑樺) | hēi huà | Betula dahurica |
See also: Japanese symbol for “birch”.
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.