Chinese symbol for “cucumber”
黄瓜
huáng guā
Traditional: 黃瓜
cucumber; 条 (tiáo)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cucumber is 黄瓜 (huáng guā), defined as: cucumber; 条 (tiáo).
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 “cucumber”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 黄瓜.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黄金 (黃金) | huáng jīn | gold; golden (opportunity) |
| 黄色 (黃色) | huáng sè | yellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic |
| 黄昏 (黃昏) | huáng hūn | dusk; evening |
| 金黄 (金黃) | jīn huáng | golden yellow; golden |
| 黄牛 (黃牛) | huáng niú | ox; cattle; scalper of tickets etc |
| 西瓜 | xī guā | watermelon; 颗 (kē) |
| 傻瓜 | shǎ guā | idiot; fool |
| 南瓜 | nán guā | pumpkin |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cucumber”.
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.