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Chinese symbol for “kale”

羽衣甘蓝
yǔ yī gān lán
Traditional: 羽衣甘藍
kale

The closest CC-CEDICT match for kale is 羽衣甘蓝 (yǔ yī gān lán), defined as: kale.

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

羽 yǔ
feather, plume; wings
radical 124 ⽻ · 6 strokes
衣 yī
cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
radical 145 ⾐ · 6 strokes
甘 gān
sweet, tasty; willing
radical 99 ⽢ · 5 strokes
蓝 lán
blue; indigo plant; surname
radical 140 ⾋ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 羽衣甘蓝.

WordPinyinMeaning
羽毛yǔ máofeather; plumage
羽毛球yǔ máo qiúbadminton; shuttlecock
党羽 (黨羽)dǎng yǔhenchmen
羽球yǔ qiúbadminton; shuttlecock
羽翼yǔ yìwing; (fig.) assistant
羽绒 (羽絨)yǔ róngdown (soft feathers)
衣服yī fuclothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào)
内衣 (內衣)nèi yīundergarment; underwear
甘蔗gān zhesugar cane; 节 (jié)
蓝色 (藍色)lán sèblue (color)

See also: Japanese symbol for “kale”.

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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