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Chinese symbol for “menthol”

薄荷脑
bò he nǎo
Traditional: 薄荷腦
menthol

The closest CC-CEDICT match for menthol is 薄荷脑 (bò he nǎo), defined as: menthol.

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

薄 bò
thin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy
radical 140 ⾋ · 17 strokes
荷 he
lotus, water lily; burden, responsibility; Holland
radical 140 ⾋ · 10 strokes
脑 nǎo
brain
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “menthol”

WordPinyinMeaning
薄荷醇bò he chún(chemistry) menthol

Related words

Other words that share a character with 薄荷脑.

WordPinyinMeaning
薄弱bó ruòweak; frail
薄膜bó mómembrane; film
薄荷bò hemint (plant); Taiwan pr. [bo4he2]
微薄wēi bóscanty; meager
浅薄 (淺薄)qiǎn bósuperficial
刻薄kè bóunkind; harsh
负荷 (負荷)fù hèload; burden
电荷 (電荷)diàn hèelectric charge
电脑 (電腦)diàn nǎocomputer; 台 (tái)

See also: Japanese symbol for “menthol”.

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.