Chinese symbol for “cup”
杯
bēi
cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cup is 杯 (bēi), defined as: cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup.
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
Other Chinese words for “cup”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup; glass |
| 罩杯 | zhào bēi | cup (bra size) |
| 杯具 | bēi jù | cup; (slang) (pun on 悲剧 (bēi jù), tragedy) so bad |
| 拔火罐 | bá huǒ guàn | (TCM) to cup; to give a cupping treatment; short detachable stove chimney used to help draw fire |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl; cup |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 杯.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup; glass |
| 奖杯 (獎杯) | jiǎng bēi | trophy cup |
| 酒杯 | jiǔ bēi | wine cup |
| 举杯 (舉杯) | jǔ bēi | to toast sb (with wine etc); to drink a toast |
| 罩杯 | zhào bēi | cup (bra size) |
| 圣杯 (聖杯) | shèng bēi | Holy Grail |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cup”.
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.