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Chinese symbol for “nutrition”

营养
yíng yǎng
Traditional: 營養
nutrition; nourishment; 种 (zhǒng)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nutrition is 营养 (yíng yǎng), defined as: nutrition; nourishment; 种 (zhǒng).

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

营 yíng
camp, barracks, army; to run, to manage
radical 140 ⾋ · 13 strokes
养 yǎng
to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
radical 12 ⼋ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 营养.

WordPinyinMeaning
经营 (經營)jīng yíngto engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
运营 (運營)yùn yíngto be in operation; to do business
营业 (營業)yíng yèto do business; to trade
营销 (營銷)yíng xiāomarketing
营运 (營運)yíng yùnrunning; operation (of airport, bus service, business etc)
培养 (培養)péi yǎngto cultivate; to breed
养殖 (養殖)yǎng zhíto raise; to breed (animals etc)
养老 (養老)yǎng lǎoto provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement

See also: Japanese symbol for “nutrition”.

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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