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Chinese symbol for “buffet”

自助餐
zì zhù cān
buffet; self-service meal

The closest CC-CEDICT match for buffet is 自助餐 (zì zhù cān), defined as: buffet; self-service meal.

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

自 zì
self; private, personal; from
radical 132 ⾃ · 6 strokes
助 zhù
to help, to aid, to assist
radical 19 ⼒ · 7 strokes
餐 cān
to eat, to dine; meal, food
radical 184 ⾷ · 16 strokes

Other Chinese words for “buffet”

WordPinyinMeaning
布斐bù fěi(loanword) buffet
快餐部kuài cān bùsnack bar; buffet

Related words

Other words that share a character with 自助餐.

WordPinyinMeaning
自己zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
自由zì yóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
来自 (來自)lái zìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
自然zì ránnature; natural
自动 (自動)zì dòngautomatic; voluntarily
自身zì shēnitself; oneself
帮助 (幫助)bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist
协助 (協助)xié zhùto provide assistance; to aid
餐厅 (餐廳)cān tīngdining hall; dining room

See also: Japanese symbol for “buffet”.

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.

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