Chinese symbol for “cheese”
奶酪
nǎi lào
cheese; 块 (kuài),盒 (hé),片 (piàn)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cheese is 奶酪 (nǎi lào), defined as: cheese; 块 (kuài),盒 (hé),片 (piàn).
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 “cheese”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芝士 | zhī shì | (loanword) cheese |
| 乳酪 | rǔ lào | cheese |
| 干酪 (乾酪) | gān lào | cheese |
| 吉士 | jí shì | cheese (loanword); custard powder |
| 起司 | qǐ sī | (Tw) (loanword) cheese |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 奶酪.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk; measure word: 瓶 (píng), 杯 (bēi) |
| 奶粉 | nǎi fěn | powdered milk |
| 奶子 | nǎi zi | (coll.) milk; (coll.) breast |
| 奶油 | nǎi yóu | cream; butter |
| 老奶奶 | lǎo nǎi nai | (coll.) father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother |
| 乳酪 | rǔ lào | cheese |
| 干酪 (乾酪) | gān lào | cheese |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cheese”.
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.