Chinese symbol for “cookbook”
食谱
shí pǔ
Traditional: 食譜
cookbook; recipe; diet; measure word: 份 (fèn), 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cookbook is 食谱 (shí pǔ), defined as: cookbook; recipe; diet; measure word: 份 (fèn), 个 (gè).
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 “cookbook”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 食谱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 食品 | shí pǐn | foodstuff; food; provisions |
| 食物 | shí wù | food |
| 粮食 (糧食) | liáng shi | foodstuff; cereals |
| 美食 | měi shí | culinary delicacy; fine food |
| 饮食 (飲食) | yǐn shí | eating and drinking; food and drink; diet |
| 食用 | shí yòng | to eat; to consume; edible |
| 光谱 (光譜) | guāng pǔ | spectrum |
| 离谱 (離譜) | lí pǔ | inappropriate; improper; out of place |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cookbook”.
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.