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Chinese symbol for “cumin”

孜然
zī rán
(loanword from Uyghur) cumin (Cuminum cyminum)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cumin is 孜然 (zī rán), defined as: (loanword from Uyghur) cumin (Cuminum cyminum).

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

孜 zī
diligent, hard-working
radical 39 ⼦ · 7 strokes
然 rán
certainly; naturally; suddenly
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “cumin”

WordPinyinMeaning
孜然芹zī rán qíncumin
枯茗kū míng(loanword) cumin
茴香籽huí xiāng zǐcumin; fennel seed

Related words

Other words that share a character with 孜然.

WordPinyinMeaning
孜孜不倦zī zī bù juànlit. diligent and never slacking (idiom); continuous concentrated effort; assiduous (in study)
孜孜以求zī zī yǐ qiúdiligent and tireless (idiom)
孜孜zī zīdiligent; hardworking
孜然芹zī rán qíncumin
喜孜孜xǐ zī zīpleased; happy
虽然 (雖然)suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc)
然后 (然後)rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
当然 (當然)dāng ránonly natural; as it should be

See also: Japanese symbol for “cumin”.

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.

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