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Chinese symbol for “earthy”

质朴
zhì pǔ
Traditional: 質樸
simple; plain; unadorned; unaffected

The closest CC-CEDICT match for earthy is 质朴 (zhì pǔ), defined as: simple; plain; unadorned; unaffected; unsophisticated; rustic.

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

质 zhì
essence, nature; material, substance
radical 154 ⾙ · 8 strokes
朴 pǔ
plain, simple; sincere; surname
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “earthy”

WordPinyinMeaning
土腥tǔ xīng(of a taste or smell) earthy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 质朴.

WordPinyinMeaning
质量 (質量)zhì liàng(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence)
物质 (物質)wù zhìmatter; substance
性质 (性質)xìng zhìnature; characteristic
本质 (本質)běn zhìessence; nature
素质 (素質)sù zhìinner quality; basic essence
品质 (品質)pǐn zhìcharacter; intrinsic quality (of a person)
朴素 (樸素)pǔ sùplain and simple; unadorned
朴实 (樸實)pǔ shíplain; simple

See also: Japanese symbol for “earthy”.

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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