Chinese symbol for “pastry”
饵
ěr
Traditional: 餌
pastry; food; to swallow; to lure
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pastry is 饵 (ěr), defined as: pastry; food; to swallow; to lure; bait; lure.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “pastry”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面点 (麵點) | miàn diǎn | pastry |
| 饽饽 (餑餑) | bō bo | pastry; steamed bun |
| 饼 (餅) | bǐng | round flat cake; cookie |
| 点心 (點心) | diǎn xin | light refreshments; pastry |
| 麭 | pào | pastry; cake |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 饵.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诱饵 (誘餌) | yòu ěr | bait |
| 鱼饵 (魚餌) | yú ěr | fish bait |
| 散饵 (散餌) | sǎn ěr | groundbait |
| 禄饵 (祿餌) | lù ěr | official pay as bait (for talent) |
| 饺饵 (餃餌) | jiǎo ěr | dumpling; pot-sticker |
| 饼饵 (餅餌) | bǐng ěr | cakes; pastry |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pastry”.
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.