Chinese symbol for “chef”
大厨
dà chú
Traditional: 大廚
chef
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chef is 大厨 (dà chú), defined as: chef.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “chef”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主厨 (主廚) | zhǔ chú | chef; to be the chef |
| 厨师 (廚師) | chú shī | cook; chef |
| 掌勺 | zhǎng sháo | to be in charge of the cooking; to be the chef |
| 掌厨 (掌廚) | zhǎng chú | to prepare meals; chef |
| 庖厨 (庖廚) | páo chú | kitchen; cook |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 大厨.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大学 (大學) | dà xué | university; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 大陆 (大陸) | dà lù | continent; mainland; 块 (kuài) |
| 大会 (大會) | dà huì | general assembly; general meeting |
| 重大 | zhòng dà | great; important |
| 厨房 (廚房) | chú fáng | kitchen; 间 (jiān) |
| 厨师 (廚師) | chú shī | cook; chef |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chef”.
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.