Chinese symbol for “lime”
莱姆
lái mǔ
Traditional: 萊姆
(loanword) lime
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lime is 莱姆 (lái mǔ), defined as: (loanword) lime.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “lime”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石灰 | shí huī | lime (calcium oxide) |
| 青柠 (青檸) | qīng níng | lime (fruit) |
| 灰 | huī | ash; dust |
| 酸橙 | suān chéng | lime (fruit) |
| 青柠檬 (青檸檬) | qīng níng méng | lime (fruit) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 莱姆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 莱芜 (萊蕪) | lái wú | field with dense growth of wild weeds |
| 史莱姆 (史萊姆) | shǐ lái mǔ | slime (loanword) |
| 莱姆病 (萊姆病) | lái mǔ bìng | Lyme disease |
| 蓬莱仙境 (蓬萊仙境) | péng lái xiān jìng | Penglai, island of immortals; fairyland |
| 波莱罗 (波萊羅) | bō lái luó | bolero (dance) (loanword) |
| 保姆 | bǎo mǔ | nanny; babysitter; housekeeper |
| 兰姆 (蘭姆) | lán mǔ | rum (beverage) (loanword) |
| 欧姆 (歐姆) | ōu mǔ | (loanword) ohm |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lime”.
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.