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Chinese symbol for “nourishing”

滋补
zī bǔ
Traditional: 滋補
nourishing; nutritious

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nourishing is 滋补 (zī bǔ), defined as: nourishing; nutritious.

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

滋 zī
to grow, to nourish; to multiply, to thrive
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes
补 bǔ
to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore
radical 145 ⾐ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 滋补.

WordPinyinMeaning
艾滋病ài zī bìng(loanword) AIDS
滋味zī wèitaste; flavor
滋润 (滋潤)zī rùnmoist; humid
滋生zī shēngto breed; to flourish
滋养 (滋養)zī yǎngto nourish
爱滋病 (愛滋病)ài zī bìngvariant of 艾滋病 (ài zī bìng)
补充 (補充)bǔ chōngto replenish; to supplement
补偿 (補償)bǔ chángto compensate; to make up

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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