Chinese symbol for “forage”
觅食
mì shí
Traditional: 覓食
to forage; to hunt for food; to scavenge; fig. to make a living
The closest CC-CEDICT match for forage is 觅食 (mì shí), defined as: to forage; to hunt for food; to scavenge; fig. to make a living.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “forage”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 采食 (採食) | cǎi shí | to forage; to gather for eating |
| 粮秣 (糧秣) | liáng mò | provisions (e.g. military); forage |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 觅食.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寻觅 (尋覓) | xún mì | to look for |
| 另觅新欢 (另覓新歡) | lìng mì xīn huān | to seek happiness elsewhere (euphemism for extramarital sex); a bit on the side |
| 觅取 (覓取) | mì qǔ | to seek; to seek out |
| 觅句 (覓句) | mì jù | to search for the right word (of poet) |
| 觅食行为 (覓食行為) | mì shí xíng wéi | foraging |
| 食品 | shí pǐn | foodstuff; food; provisions |
| 食物 | shí wù | food |
| 粮食 (糧食) | liáng shi | foodstuff; cereals |
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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