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Chinese symbol for “lunch”

午餐
wǔ cān
lunch; luncheon; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lunch is 午餐 (wǔ cān), defined as: lunch; luncheon; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì).

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

午 wǔ
noon; 7th terrestrial branch
radical 24 ⼗ · 4 strokes
餐 cān
to eat, to dine; meal, food
radical 184 ⾷ · 16 strokes

Other Chinese words for “lunch”

WordPinyinMeaning
午饭 (午飯)wǔ fànlunch; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān)
中餐zhōng cānlunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food
中饭 (中飯)zhōng fànlunch

Related words

Other words that share a character with 午餐.

WordPinyinMeaning
下午xià wǔafternoon; 个 (gè)
上午shàng wǔmorning
中午zhōng wǔnoon; midday
午夜wǔ yèmidnight
午饭 (午飯)wǔ fànlunch; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān)
餐厅 (餐廳)cān tīngdining hall; dining room
早餐zǎo cānbreakfast; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì)
餐馆 (餐館)cān guǎnrestaurant; measure word: 家 (jiā)

See also: Japanese symbol for “lunch”.

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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