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Chinese symbol for “hickory”

山核桃
shān hé tao
hickory

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hickory is 山核桃 (shān hé tao), defined as: hickory.

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

山 shān
mountain, hill, peak
radical 46 ⼭ · 3 strokes
核 hé
core, kernel; nut, seed; atom
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes
桃 tao
peach; marriage; surname
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “hickory”

WordPinyinMeaning
山胡桃木shān hú táo mùhickory

Related words

Other words that share a character with 山核桃.

WordPinyinMeaning
山区 (山區)shān qūmountain area; 个 (gè)
火山huǒ shānvolcano
山脉 (山脈)shān màimountain range; 条 (tiáo)
山地shān dìmountainous region; hilly area
山寨shān zhàifortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits)
山顶 (山頂)shān dǐnghilltop
核心hé xīncore; nucleus
考核kǎo héto examine; to check up on
桃花táo huāpeach blossom; (fig.) love affair

See also: Japanese symbol for “hickory”.

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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