Chinese symbol for “foodie”

吃货

chī huò

Traditional: 吃貨

chowhound; foodie; a good-for-nothing

The closest CC-CEDICT match for foodie is 吃货 (chī huò), defined as: chowhound; foodie; a good-for-nothing.

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

吃 chī

to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear

radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

货 huò

products, merchandise; goods, commodities

radical 154 ⾙ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

貨 huò

Related words

Other words that share a character with 吃货.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
吃饭 (吃飯)	chī fàn	to have a meal; to eat
好吃	hǎo chī	tasty; delicious
吃惊 (吃驚)	chī jīng	to be startled; to be shocked
小吃	xiǎo chī	street food; snack
吃掉	chī diào	to eat up; to consume
货币 (貨幣)	huò bì	currency; monetary
货物 (貨物)	huò wù	goods; commodity
货车 (貨車)	huò chē	truck; van

See also: Japanese symbol for “foodie”.

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.