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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “earthy”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 质朴.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 质量 (質量) | zhì liàng | (physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence) |
| 物质 (物質) | wù zhì | matter; substance |
| 性质 (性質) | xìng zhì | nature; characteristic |
| 本质 (本質) | běn zhì | essence; nature |
| 素质 (素質) | sù zhì | inner quality; basic essence |
| 品质 (品質) | pǐn zhì | character; intrinsic quality (of a person) |
| 朴素 (樸素) | pǔ sù | plain and simple; unadorned |
| 朴实 (樸實) | pǔ shí | plain; 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.