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Chinese symbol for “botanist”

植物学家
zhí wù xué jiā
Traditional: 植物學家
botanist

The closest CC-CEDICT match for botanist is 植物学家 (zhí wù xué jiā), defined as: botanist.

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

植 zhí
tree, plant; to grow
radical 75 ⽊ · 12 strokes
物 wù
thing, substance, matter; creature
radical 93 ⽜ · 8 strokes
学 xué
learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
radical 39 ⼦ · 8 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 植物学家.

WordPinyinMeaning
植物zhí wùplant; vegetation
种植 (種植)zhòng zhíto plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate
移植yí zhíto transplant
植入zhí rùto implant
植被zhí bèivegetation
动植物 (動植物)dòng zhí wùplants and animals; flora and fauna
人物rén wùperson; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc)
动物 (動物)dòng wùanimal
学生 (學生)xué shengstudent; schoolchild
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “botanist”.

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.