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Chinese symbol for “cigar”

雪茄
xuě jiā
(loanword) cigar

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cigar is 雪茄 (xuě jiā), defined as: (loanword) cigar.

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

雪 xuě
snow; wipe away shame, avenge
radical 173 ⾬ · 11 strokes
茄 jiā
eggplant
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “cigar”

WordPinyinMeaning
雪茄烟 (雪茄煙)xuě jiā yāncigar
卷烟 (卷煙)juǎn yāncigarette; cigar
烟卷 (煙捲)yān juǎncigarette; cigar

Related words

Other words that share a character with 雪茄.

WordPinyinMeaning
滑雪huá xuěto ski; skiing
冰雪bīng xuěice and snow
雪山xuě shānsnow-capped mountain
雪球xuě qiúsnowball
雪白xuě báisnow white
雪花xuě huāsnowflake
番茄fān qiétomato
茄子qié zieggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine

See also: Japanese symbol for “cigar”.

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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