Chinese symbol for “mustard”
芥
jiè
mustard
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mustard is 芥 (jiè), defined as: mustard.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “mustard”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 芥.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芥末 | jiè mo | mustard; wasabi |
| 芥菜 | jiè cài | leaf mustard (Brassica juncea); also pr. [gai4cai4] |
| 芥蒂 | jiè dì | an obstruction; barrier |
| 荆芥 (荊芥) | jīng jiè | schizonepeta, herb used in Chinese medicine |
| 芥子气 (芥子氣) | jiè zǐ qì | mustard gas |
| 芥兰 (芥蘭) | gài lán | variant of 芥蓝 (gài lán) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mustard”.
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.