Chinese symbol for “mint”
薄荷
bò he
mint (plant); Taiwan pr. [bo4he2]
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mint is 薄荷 (bò he), defined as: mint (plant); Taiwan pr. [bo4he2].
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
Other Chinese words for “mint”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 薄荷糖 | bò he táng | mint (confectionery) |
| 造币厂 (造幣廠) | zào bì chǎng | mint; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
| 铸币 (鑄幣) | zhù bì | coin; to mint (coins) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 薄荷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 薄弱 | bó ruò | weak; frail |
| 薄膜 | bó mó | membrane; film |
| 微薄 | wēi bó | scanty; meager |
| 浅薄 (淺薄) | qiǎn bó | superficial |
| 刻薄 | kè bó | unkind; harsh |
| 负荷 (負荷) | fù hè | load; burden |
| 电荷 (電荷) | diàn hè | electric charge |
| 荷尔蒙 (荷爾蒙) | hé ěr méng | (loanword) hormone |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mint”.
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.