Chinese symbol for “pineapple”
菠萝
bō luó
Traditional: 菠蘿
pineapple
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pineapple is 菠萝 (bō luó), defined as: pineapple.
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 “pineapple”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凤梨 (鳳梨) | fèng lí | pineapple |
| 黄梨 (黃梨) | huáng lí | pineapple; pear |
| 旺来 (旺來) | wàng lái | (Tw) pineapple (from Taiwanese 王梨, Tai-lo pr. [ông-lâi]) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 菠萝.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 菠菜 | bō cài | spinach (CL:棵 (kē)); (slang) gambling; gambler (alternative term for 博彩 (bó cǎi)) |
| 菠萝蜜 (菠蘿蜜) | bō luó mì | jackfruit |
| 菠萝油 (菠蘿油) | bō luó yóu | pineapple bun 菠萝包 (bō luó bāo) with a slice of butter inserted |
| 菠萝包 (菠蘿包) | bō luó bāo | pineapple bun, a sweet bun popular esp. in Hong Kong (typically does not contain pineapple – the name comes from the rough top crust which r |
| 木菠萝 (木菠蘿) | mù bō luó | jackfruit; breadfruit |
| 萝莉 (蘿莉) | luó lì | a Lolita (young, cute girl) |
| 胡萝卜 (胡蘿蔔) | hú luó bo | carrot |
| 萝卜 (蘿蔔) | luó bo | radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon; measure word: 根 (gēn) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pineapple”.
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.