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Chinese symbol for “peppermint”

胡椒薄荷
hú jiāo bò he
peppermint

The closest CC-CEDICT match for peppermint is 胡椒薄荷 (hú jiāo bò he), defined as: peppermint.

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

胡 hú
recklessly, foolishly; wildly
radical 130 ⾁ · 9 strokes
椒 jiāo
pepper, spice
radical 75 ⽊ · 12 strokes
薄 bò
thin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy
radical 140 ⾋ · 17 strokes
荷 he
lotus, water lily; burden, responsibility; Holland
radical 140 ⾋ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 胡椒薄荷.

WordPinyinMeaning
胡说八道 (胡說八道)hú shuō bā dàoto talk rubbish
胡子 (鬍子)hú zibeard; mustache or whiskers
胡同hú tònglane; alley; 条 (tiáo)
胡说 (胡說)hú shuōto talk nonsense; drivel
胡闹 (胡鬧)hú nàoto act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble
辣椒là jiāohot pepper; chili
胡椒hú jiāopepper
花椒huā jiāoSichuan pepper; Chinese prickly ash
薄弱bó ruòweak; frail
负荷 (負荷)fù hèload; burden

See also: Japanese symbol for “peppermint”.

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.