King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “couscous”

蒸粗麦粉
zhēng cū mài fěn
Traditional: 蒸粗麥粉
couscous

The closest CC-CEDICT match for couscous is 蒸粗麦粉 (zhēng cū mài fěn), defined as: couscous.

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

蒸 zhēng
steam, vapor; to evaporate
radical 86 ⽕ · 13 strokes
粗 cū
rough, think; coarse, rude
radical 119 ⽶ · 11 strokes
麦 mài
wheat, barley, oats
radical 199 ⿆ · 7 strokes
粉 fěn
powder, flour, cosmetic powder; plaster
radical 119 ⽶ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蒸粗麦粉.

WordPinyinMeaning
蒸汽zhēng qìsteam
蒸发 (蒸發)zhēng fāto evaporate; (fig.) to vanish; to disappear
蒸气 (蒸氣)zhēng qìvapor; steam
蒸馏 (蒸餾)zhēng liúto distill; distillation
蒸汽机 (蒸汽機)zhēng qì jīsteam engine
蒸蒸日上zhēng zhēng rì shàngbecoming more prosperous with each passing day
粗暴cū bàocrude; crass; rude; rough; harsh
粗鲁 (粗魯)cū lǔcoarse; crude (in one's manner)
小麦 (小麥)xiǎo màiwheat; measure word: 粒 (lì)
粉丝 (粉絲)fěn sībean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans")

See also: Japanese symbol for “couscous”.

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.