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Chinese symbol for “cultivation”

培植
péi zhí
to cultivate; to train; cultivation; training

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cultivation is 培植 (péi zhí), defined as: to cultivate; to train; cultivation; training.

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

培 péi
to cultivate, to farm; to shore up
radical 32 ⼟ · 11 strokes
植 zhí
tree, plant; to grow
radical 75 ⽊ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 培植.

WordPinyinMeaning
培训 (培訓)péi xùnto cultivate; to train
培养 (培養)péi yǎngto cultivate; to breed
培育péi yùto train; to breed
栽培zāi péito grow; to cultivate
培训班 (培訓班)péi xùn bāntraining class
培根péi gēn(loanword) bacon
植物zhí wùplant; vegetation
种植 (種植)zhòng zhíto plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate

See also: Japanese symbol for “cultivation”.

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.