Chinese symbol for “gardenia”
栀
zhī
Traditional: 梔
gardenia; cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); same as 栀子 (zhī zi)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gardenia is 栀 (zhī), defined as: gardenia; cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); same as 栀子 (zhī zi).
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 栀.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 栀子 (梔子) | zhī zi | cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides) |
| 栀子花 (梔子花) | zhī zi huā | cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gardenia”.
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.