Chinese symbol for “garlic”
蒜
suàn
garlic; 头 (tóu),瓣 (bàn)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for garlic is 蒜 (suàn), defined as: garlic; 头 (tóu),瓣 (bàn).
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
Other Chinese words for “garlic”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蒜.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大蒜 | dà suàn | garlic; measure word: 瓣 (bàn), 头 (tóu) |
| 鸡毛蒜皮 (雞毛蒜皮) | jī máo suàn pí | lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom); fig. trivial (matter) |
| 蒜头 (蒜頭) | suàn tóu | garlic bulb |
| 装蒜 (裝蒜) | zhuāng suàn | to act stupid; to play dumb |
| 蒜泥 | suàn ní | thoroughly mashed or minced garlic; garlic paste |
| 蒜苗 | suàn miáo | garlic shoot; garlic sprouts |
See also: Japanese symbol for “garlic”.
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.