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Chinese symbol for “chard”

牛皮菜
niú pí cài
chard (Beta vulgaris)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chard is 牛皮菜 (niú pí cài), defined as: chard (Beta vulgaris).

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

牛 niú
ox, cow, bull
radical 93 ⽜ · 4 strokes
皮 pí
skin, hide, fur, feathers
radical 107 ⽪ · 5 strokes
菜 cài
vegetables; order, dish; food
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “chard”

WordPinyinMeaning
红牛皮菜 (紅牛皮菜)hóng niú pí càichard (Beta vulgaris)
莙荙菜 (莙薘菜)jūn dá càichard (Beta vulgaris)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 牛皮菜.

WordPinyinMeaning
牛奶niú nǎicow's milk; measure word: 瓶 (píng), 杯 (bēi)
牛肉niú ròubeef
牛顿 (牛頓)niú dùnnewton (SI unit of force)
牛仔裤 (牛仔褲)niú zǎi kùjeans; 条 (tiáo)
牛仔niú zǎicowboy
公牛gōng niúbull
皮肤 (皮膚)pí fūskin; 层 (céng),块 (kuài)
皮革pí géleather; 张 (zhāng)
蔬菜shū càivegetables

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.