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Chinese symbol for “peanut”

花生
huā shēng
peanut; measure word: 粒 (lì)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for peanut is 花生 (huā shēng), defined as: peanut; measure word: 粒 (lì).

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

花 huā
flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
radical 140 ⾋ · 8 strokes
生 shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
radical 100 ⽣ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “peanut”

WordPinyinMeaning
落花生luò huā shēngpeanut (the plant)
长生果 (長生果)cháng shēng guǒ(dialect) peanut

Related words

Other words that share a character with 花生.

WordPinyinMeaning
花园 (花園)huā yuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò)
花费 (花費)huā fèiexpense; cost
花钱 (花錢)huā qiánto spend money
棉花mián huacotton
鲜花 (鮮花)xiān huāflower; fresh flowers
桃花táo huāpeach blossom; (fig.) love affair
发生 (發生)fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises")
生活shēng huóto live; life

See also: Japanese symbol for “peanut”.

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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