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Chinese symbol for “horseradish”

辣根
là gēn
horseradish

The closest CC-CEDICT match for horseradish is 辣根 (là gēn), defined as: horseradish.

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

辣 là
pepper; hot, spicy; cruel
radical 160 ⾟ · 14 strokes
根 gēn
root, basis, foundation
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “horseradish”

WordPinyinMeaning
青芥辣qīng jiè làhorseradish; wasabi

Related words

Other words that share a character with 辣根.

WordPinyinMeaning
辣椒là jiāohot pepper; chili
辣妹là mèihot chick; sexy girl
麻辣má làhot and numbing
火辣huǒ làpainful heat; scorching
辛辣xīn làspicy hot (taste); fig. biting (criticism)
火辣辣huǒ là làscorching hot; (of a burn or other injury) painful; burning
根据 (根據)gēn jùaccording to; based on
根本gēn běnfundamental; basic

See also: Japanese symbol for “horseradish”.

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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