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Chinese symbol for “breadcrumbs”

面包屑
miàn bāo xiè
Traditional: 麵包屑
breadcrumbs

The closest CC-CEDICT match for breadcrumbs is 面包屑 (miàn bāo xiè), defined as: breadcrumbs.

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
屑 xiè
bits, crumbs, scraps; fragments; not worthwhile
radical 44 ⼫ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “breadcrumbs”

WordPinyinMeaning
面包渣 (麵包渣)miàn bāo zhābreadcrumbs
面包糠 (麵包糠)miàn bāo kāngbreadcrumbs

Related words

Other words that share a character with 面包屑.

WordPinyinMeaning
方面fāng miànrespect; aspect
里面 (裏面)lǐ miànvariant of 里面 (lǐ miàn)
面积 (面積)miàn jīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area
全面quán miànall-around; comprehensive
面对 (面對)miàn duìto face; to confront
包括bāo kuòto comprise; to include
包含bāo hánto contain; to embody
包装 (包裝)bāo zhuāngto wrap; to package (goods etc); packaging; packing materials
不屑bù xièto disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing

See also: Japanese symbol for “breadcrumbs”.

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.