Chinese symbol for “coriander”
香菜
xiāng cài
coriander; cilantro; Coriandrum sativum
The closest CC-CEDICT match for coriander is 香菜 (xiāng cài), defined as: coriander; cilantro; Coriandrum sativum.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “coriander”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芫荽 | yán sui | coriander (Coriandrum sativum) |
| 荽 | suī | coriander |
| 胡荽 | hú suī | coriander; cilantro |
| 香荽 | xiāng suī | coriander |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 香菜.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 香蕉 | xiāng jiāo | banana; measure word: 根 (gēn), 把 (bǎ) |
| 香烟 (香煙) | xiāng yān | smoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line; cigarette (CL:支 (zhī),条 (tiáo),根 (gēn),包 |
| 香水 | xiāng shuǐ | perfume; cologne |
| 香味 | xiāng wèi | fragrance; bouquet |
| 香料 | xiāng liào | spice; flavoring |
| 蔬菜 | shū cài | vegetables |
| 菜单 (菜單) | cài dān | menu; measure word: 份 (fèn), 张 (zhāng) |
| 菜肴 (菜餚) | cài yáo | vegetable and meat dishes; dish |
See also: Japanese symbol for “coriander”.
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.