Chinese symbol for “lemon”
柠檬
níng méng
Traditional: 檸檬
lemon
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lemon is 柠檬 (níng méng), defined as: lemon.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 柠檬.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 柠檬汁 (檸檬汁) | níng méng zhī | lemon juice |
| 柠檬酸 (檸檬酸) | níng méng suān | citric acid |
| 柠檬茶 (檸檬茶) | níng méng chá | lemon tea |
| 柠檬水 (檸檬水) | níng méng shuǐ | lemonade |
| 青柠 (青檸) | qīng níng | lime (fruit) |
| 柠檬草 (檸檬草) | níng méng cǎo | lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lemon”.
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.