Chinese symbol for “pesto”
派斯托
pài sī tuō
pesto (Italian sauce) (loanword)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pesto is 派斯托 (pài sī tuō), defined as: pesto (Italian sauce) (loanword).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “pesto”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青酱 (青醬) | qīng jiàng | green sauce; pesto (loosely used for sauces made with green herbs) |
| 香蒜酱 (香蒜醬) | xiāng suàn jiàng | garlic sauce; pesto |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 派斯托.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 派出 | pài chū | to send; to dispatch |
| 派遣 | pài qiǎn | to send (on a mission); to dispatch |
| 左派 | zuǒ pài | (political) left; left wing |
| 党派 (黨派) | dǎng pài | political party; faction |
| 派对 (派對) | pài duì | (loanword) party |
| 右派 | yòu pài | (political) right; right wing |
| 法西斯 | fǎ xī sī | fascist (loanword) |
| 瓦斯 | wǎ sī | gas (loanword) |
| 委托 (委託) | wěi tuō | to entrust; to trust |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pesto”.
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.