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Chinese symbol for “cauliflower”

菜花
cài huā
cauliflower; gonorrhea

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cauliflower is 菜花 (cài huā), defined as: cauliflower; gonorrhea.

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

菜 cài
vegetables; order, dish; food
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes
花 huā
flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
radical 140 ⾋ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “cauliflower”

WordPinyinMeaning
花椰菜huā yē càicauliflower
花菜huā càicauliflower
黄花 (黃花)huáng huāyellow flowers (of various types); chrysanthemum
椰菜yē càicabbage; broccoli; cauliflower
椰菜花yē cài huācauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 菜花.

WordPinyinMeaning
蔬菜shū càivegetables
菜单 (菜單)cài dānmenu; measure word: 份 (fèn), 张 (zhāng)
菜肴 (菜餚)cài yáovegetable and meat dishes; dish
菠菜bō càispinach (CL:棵 (kē)); (slang) gambling; gambler (alternative term for 博彩 (bó cǎi))
白菜bái càiChinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); sometimes used to refer to bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)
菜鸟 (菜鳥)cài niǎo(coll.) sb new to a particular subject; rookie
花园 (花園)huā yuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò)
花费 (花費)huā fèiexpense; cost

See also: Japanese symbol for “cauliflower”.

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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