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Chinese symbol for “munch”

朵颐
duǒ yí
Traditional: 朵頤
(literary) to munch

The closest CC-CEDICT match for munch is 朵颐 (duǒ yí), defined as: (literary) to munch.

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

朵 duǒ
cluster of flowers; earlobe; an item on both sides
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes
颐 yí
cheeks, jaw; chin; rear; to nourish
radical 181 ⾴ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 朵颐.

WordPinyinMeaning
耳朵ěr duoear; 只 (zhī),个 (gè),对 (duì)
花朵huā duǒflower
云朵 (雲朵)yún duǒa cloud
大快朵颐 (大快朵頤)dà kuài duǒ yí(idiom) to eat with great relish; to feast on (sth)
玛奇朵 (瑪奇朵)mǎ qí duǒmacchiato (loanword); latte macchiato (coffee)
骨朵gū duo(coll.) flower bud
颐指气使 (頤指氣使)yí zhǐ qì shǐlit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture; arrogant and bossy
颐养 (頤養)yí yǎngto nourish; to nurture

See also: Japanese symbol for “munch”.

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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