Chinese symbol for “broccoli”
西兰花
xī lán huā
Traditional: 西蘭花
broccoli
The closest CC-CEDICT match for broccoli is 西兰花 (xī lán huā), defined as: broccoli.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “broccoli”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青花菜 | qīng huā cài | broccoli |
| 椰菜 | yē cài | cabbage; broccoli; cauliflower |
| 绿花椰菜 (綠花椰菜) | lǜ huā yē cài | broccoli |
| 绿花菜 (綠花菜) | lǜ huā cài | broccoli |
| 绿菜花 (綠菜花) | lǜ cài huā | broccoli |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 西兰花.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 东西 (東西) | dōng xī | east and west |
| 西部 | xī bù | western part |
| 西北 | xī běi | northwest |
| 西南 | xī nán | southwest |
| 法西斯 | fǎ xī sī | fascist (loanword) |
| 法兰 (法蘭) | fǎ lán | flange (loanword) |
| 兰花 (蘭花) | lán huā | cymbidium; orchid |
| 木兰 (木蘭) | mù lán | lily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora) |
| 花园 (花園) | huā yuán | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “broccoli”.
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.