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Chinese symbol for “chewy”

筋道
jīn dao
(of noodles etc) springy; chewy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chewy is 筋道 (jīn dao), defined as: (of noodles etc) springy; chewy.

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

筋 jīn
muscles; tendons
radical 118 ⽵ · 12 strokes
道 dao
method, way; path, road
radical 162 ⾡ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “chewy”

WordPinyinMeaning
艮gěnblunt; tough

Related words

Other words that share a character with 筋道.

WordPinyinMeaning
钢筋 (鋼筋)gāng jīnsteel reinforcing bar
脑筋 (腦筋)nǎo jīnbrains; mind
筋疲力尽 (筋疲力盡)jīn pí lì jìnbody weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired; spent
抽筋chōu jīncramp; charley horse
动脑筋 (動腦筋)dòng nǎo jīnto use one's brains; to think
伤脑筋 (傷腦筋)shāng nǎo jīnto be a real headache; to find sth a real headache
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
报道 (報道)bào dàoto report (news); report

See also: Japanese symbol for “chewy”.

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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