Chinese symbol for “broth”
清汤
qīng tāng
Traditional: 清湯
broth; clear soup; consommé
The closest CC-CEDICT match for broth is 清汤 (qīng tāng), defined as: broth; clear soup; consommé.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “broth”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汤汁 (湯汁) | tāng zhī | soup; broth |
| 肉汤 (肉湯) | ròu tāng | meat soup; broth |
| 醍醐 | tí hú | refined cream cheese; fig. crème de la crème |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 清汤.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear; distinct |
| 清理 | qīng lǐ | to clear up; to tidy up |
| 清晰 | qīng xī | clear; distinct |
| 高清 | gāo qīng | high definition (television etc); high fidelity (audio) |
| 清洁 (清潔) | qīng jié | clean; to clean |
| 清醒 | qīng xǐng | clear-headed; sober |
| 鸡汤 (雞湯) | jī tāng | chicken stock; chicken soup |
| 泡汤 (泡湯) | pào tāng | (coll.) to fizzle out; to come to nothing; to dawdle; to stall |
See also: Japanese symbol for “broth”.
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.