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Chinese symbol for “dates”

枣子
zǎo zi
Traditional: 棗子
dates; jujube

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dates is 枣子 (zǎo zi), defined as: dates; jujube.

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

枣 zǎo
date tree; dates, jujubes; surname
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 枣子.

WordPinyinMeaning
红枣 (紅棗)hóng zǎojujube; red date
枣树 (棗樹)zǎo shùjujube tree; date tree
大枣 (大棗)dà zǎosee 红枣 (hóng zǎo)
枣泥 (棗泥)zǎo níjujube paste
酸枣 (酸棗)suān zǎosour date (Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa)
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

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.