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Chinese symbol for “fennel”

茴香
huí xiāng
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fennel is 茴香 (huí xiāng), defined as: fennel (Foeniculum vulgare).

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

茴 huí
fennel, aniseed
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes
香 xiāng
incense; fragrant, aromatic
radical 186 ⾹ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “fennel”

WordPinyinMeaning
小茴香xiǎo huí xiāngfennel; fennel seed
茴huí(bound form) fennel

Related words

Other words that share a character with 茴香.

WordPinyinMeaning
小茴香xiǎo huí xiāngfennel; fennel seed
八角茴香bā jiǎo huí xiāngChinese anise; star anise
大茴香dà huí xiāngChinese anise; star anise
茴香豆huí xiāng dòustar anise-flavored fava beans (snack from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province)
土茴香tǔ huí xiāngdill seed
香蕉xiāng jiāobanana; measure word: 根 (gēn), 把 (bǎ)
香烟 (香煙)xiāng yānsmoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line; cigarette (CL:支 (zhī),条 (tiáo),根 (gēn),包
香水xiāng shuǐperfume; cologne

See also: Japanese symbol for “fennel”.

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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