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Chinese symbol for “persimmon”

柿子
shì zi
persimmon; (Northeastern dialect) tomato

The closest CC-CEDICT match for persimmon is 柿子 (shì zi), defined as: persimmon; (Northeastern dialect) tomato.

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

柿 shì
persimmon
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “persimmon”

WordPinyinMeaning
柿shìpersimmon

Related words

Other words that share a character with 柿子.

WordPinyinMeaning
西红柿 (西紅柿)xī hóng shìtomato
柿饼 (柿餅)shì bǐngdried persimmon
软柿子 (軟柿子)ruǎn shì zi(coll.) pushover; soft touch
柿子椒shì zi jiāobell pepper, aka sweet pepper
洋柿子yáng shì zi(dialect) tomato
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “persimmon”.

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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