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Chinese symbol for “dill”

莳萝
shí luó
Traditional: 蒔蘿
dill (herb, Anethum graveolens)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dill is 莳萝 (shí luó), defined as: dill (herb, Anethum graveolens).

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

莳 shí
to transplant, to grow; dill, Anethum graveolens
radical 140 ⾋ · 10 strokes
萝 luó
carrot, radish, turnip
radical 140 ⾋ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 莳萝.

WordPinyinMeaning
莳萝籽 (蒔蘿籽)shí luó zǐdill seed
萝莉 (蘿莉)luó lìa Lolita (young, cute girl)
胡萝卜 (胡蘿蔔)hú luó bocarrot
萝卜 (蘿蔔)luó boradish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon; measure word: 根 (gēn)
菠萝 (菠蘿)bō luópineapple
胡萝卜素 (胡蘿蔔素)hú luó bo sùcarotene
红萝卜 (紅蘿蔔)hóng luó bocarrot; red radish

See also: Japanese symbol for “dill”.

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.