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Chinese symbol for “caramel”

焦糖
jiāo táng
caramel

The closest CC-CEDICT match for caramel is 焦糖 (jiāo táng), defined as: caramel.

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

焦 jiāo
burned, scorched; anxious, vexed
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes
糖 táng
candy, sugar, sweets
radical 119 ⽶ · 16 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 焦糖.

WordPinyinMeaning
焦点 (焦點)jiāo diǎn(lit. and fig.) focal point; focus
焦虑 (焦慮)jiāo lǜanxious; worried
聚焦jù jiāoto focus (light, electron beam etc); to focus attention
焦急jiāo jíanxiety; anxious
焦躁jiāo zàofretful; impatient
烧焦 (燒焦)shāo jiāoto burn; to scorch
糖果táng guǒcandy; measure word: 粒 (lì)
糖尿病táng niào bìngdiabetes; diabetes mellitus

See also: Japanese symbol for “caramel”.

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.