Chinese symbol for “carnation”
康乃馨
kāng nǎi xīn
carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (loanword)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for carnation is 康乃馨 (kāng nǎi xīn), defined as: carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (loanword).
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
Other Chinese words for “carnation”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狮头石竹 (獅頭石竹) | shī tóu shí zhú | grenadine; carnation |
| 麝香石竹 | shè xiāng shí zhú | grenadine; carnation |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 康乃馨.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health; healthy |
| 康复 (康復) | kāng fù | to recuperate; to recover (health) |
| 小康 | xiǎo kāng | moderately affluent; well-off |
| 安康 | ān kāng | good health |
| 健康状况 (健康狀況) | jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng | health status |
| 康乐 (康樂) | kāng lè | peace and happiness (old); healthy and happy |
| 乃至 | nǎi zhì | and even; to go so far as to |
| 乃是 | nǎi shì | equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì) |
| 温馨 (溫馨) | wēn xīn | comfort; soft and fragrant |
See also: Japanese symbol for “carnation”.
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.