Chinese symbol for “chicory”
菊苣
jú jù
chicory
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chicory is 菊苣 (jú jù), defined as: chicory.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 菊苣.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 菊花 | jú huā | chrysanthemum; (TCM) chrysanthemum flower |
| 黄菊 (黃菊) | huáng jú | yellow chrysanthemum; wine |
| 雏菊 (雛菊) | chú jú | daisy |
| 菊科 | jú kē | Asteraceae or Compositae (composites), a large family of dicotyledonous plants producing scents, includes aster, daisy and sunflower |
| 菊花茶 | jú huā chá | chrysanthemum tea |
| 万寿菊 (萬壽菊) | wàn shòu jú | Aztec or African marigold (Tagetes erecta) |
| 莴苣 (萵苣) | wō jù | lettuce (Lactuca sativa) |
| 苦苣 | kǔ jù | endive |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chicory”.
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.