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Chinese symbol for “rapeseed”

芸薹子
yún tái zǐ
Traditional: 蕓薹子
rapeseed; seed of the rape plant

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rapeseed is 芸薹子 (yún tái zǐ), defined as: rapeseed; seed of the rape plant.

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

芸 yún
common rue; diverse, varied
radical 140 ⾋ · 7 strokes
薹 tái
sedge, grass; Cyperus rotundus
radical 140 ⾋ · 17 strokes
子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “rapeseed”

WordPinyinMeaning
油菜籽yóu cài zǐoilseed rape (Brassica campestris); rapeseed
菜籽cài zǐvegetable seeds; rapeseed

Related words

Other words that share a character with 芸薹子.

WordPinyinMeaning
芸芸众生 (芸芸眾生)yún yún zhòng shēngevery living being (Buddhism); the mass of common people
芸香yún xiāng(botany) rue (Ruta graveolens)
芸芸yún yúnnumerous; diverse and varied
芸豆yún dòukidney bean
芸帙yún zhì(old) books
芸窗yún chuāngstudy (room)
紫菜薹zǐ cài táipurple choy sum (Brassica rapa var. purpurea)
蒜薹suàn táigarlic shoots (cookery)
孩子hái zichild

See also: Japanese symbol for “rapeseed”.

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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