Chinese symbol for “bread”

面包

miàn bāo

Traditional: 麵包

bread; measure word: 片 (piàn), 块 (kuài)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bread is 面包 (miàn bāo), defined as: bread; measure word: 片 (piàn), 块 (kuài).

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

面 miàn

face; surface, side; plane, dimension

radical 176 ⾯ · 9 strokes

包 bāo

wrap, pack, bundle; package

radical 20 ⼓ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

麵 miàn

Related words

Other words that share a character with 面包.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
方面	fāng miàn	respect; aspect
里面 (裏面)	lǐ miàn	variant of 里面 (lǐ miàn)
面积 (面積)	miàn jī	area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area
全面	quán miàn	all-around; comprehensive
面对 (面對)	miàn duì	to face; to confront
包括	bāo kuò	to comprise; to include
包含	bāo hán	to contain; to embody
包装 (包裝)	bāo zhuāng	to wrap; to package (goods etc); packaging; packing materials

See also: Japanese symbol for “bread”.

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.