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Chinese symbol for “lavender”

薰衣草
xūn yī cǎo
lavender (genus Lavandula)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lavender is 薰衣草 (xūn yī cǎo), defined as: lavender (genus Lavandula).

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

薰 xūn
a medicinal herb; to cauterize
radical 140 ⾋ · 18 strokes
衣 yī
cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
radical 145 ⾐ · 6 strokes
草 cǎo
grass, herbs; straw, thatch
radical 140 ⾋ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 薰衣草.

WordPinyinMeaning
香薰xiāng xūnaromatherapy
衣服yī fuclothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào)
内衣 (內衣)nèi yīundergarment; underwear
上衣shàng yījacket; upper outer garment
衣物yī wùclothing; clothing and other personal items
睡衣shuì yīnight clothes; pajamas
洗衣机 (洗衣機)xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer; 台 (tái)
草案cǎo àndraft (legislation, proposal etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “lavender”.

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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