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Chinese symbol for “pretzel”

德国结
dé guó jié
Traditional: 德國結
pretzel

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pretzel is 德国结 (dé guó jié), defined as: pretzel.

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

德 dé
ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
radical 60 ⼻ · 15 strokes
国 guó
country, nation, state; national
radical 31 ⼞ · 8 strokes
结 jié
knot, tie; to connect, to join
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “pretzel”

WordPinyinMeaning
碱水面包 (鹼水麵包)jiǎn shuǐ miàn bāobread made with a lye solution; (esp.) pretzel

Related words

Other words that share a character with 德国结.

WordPinyinMeaning
道德dào dévirtue; morality
品德pǐn démoral character
美德měi dévirtue
拉德lā dérad (unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation) (loanword)
德行dé xíngmorality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4]
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state
国际 (國際)guó jìinternational
全国 (全國)quán guówhole nation; nationwide
结果 (結果)jiē guǒto bear fruit

See also: Japanese symbol for “pretzel”.

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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