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Chinese symbol for “chocolate”

巧克力
qiǎo kè lì
(loanword) chocolate; 块 (kuài)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chocolate is 巧克力 (qiǎo kè lì), defined as: (loanword) chocolate; 块 (kuài).

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

巧 qiǎo
skillful, ingenious, clever
radical 48 ⼯ · 5 strokes
克 kè
to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
radical 10 ⼉ · 7 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “chocolate”

WordPinyinMeaning
朱古力zhū gǔ lìchocolate (loanword); 块 (kuài)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 巧克力.

WordPinyinMeaning
技巧jì qiǎoskill; technique
巧合qiǎo hécoincidence; coincidental
巧妙qiǎo miàoingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice
精巧jīng qiǎoelaborate
碰巧pèng qiǎoby chance; by coincidence
坦克tǎn kè(loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman
马克 (馬克)mǎ kèmark (monetary unit)
克服kè fú(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer
能力néng lìcapability; ability

See also: Japanese symbol for “chocolate”.

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.