Chinese symbol for “rattan”
藤
téng
rattan; cane; vine
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rattan is 藤 (téng), defined as: rattan; cane; vine.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “rattan”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 藤.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 常春藤 | cháng chūn téng | ivy |
| 藤蔓 | téng wàn | trailing or climbing stem; vine; Taiwan pr. [teng2man4] |
| 紫藤 | zǐ téng | wisteria |
| 藤条 (藤條) | téng tiáo | rattan |
| 常青藤 | cháng qīng téng | ivy |
| 藤壶 (藤壺) | téng hú | barnacle (crustacean) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rattan”.
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.