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Chinese symbol for “rosemary”

迷迭香
mí dié xiāng
rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rosemary is 迷迭香 (mí dié xiāng), defined as: rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis).

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

迷 mí
to bewitch, to charm; a fan of; infatuated
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
迭 dié
repeatedly, frequently
radical 162 ⾡ · 9 strokes
香 xiāng
incense; fragrant, aromatic
radical 186 ⾹ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 迷迭香.

WordPinyinMeaning
球迷qiú mífan (ball sports); 个 (gè)
迷你mí nǐ(loanword) mini-; miniature; very small
迷人mí rénfascinating; enchanting
迷惑mí huoto puzzle; to confuse
迷恋 (迷戀)mí liànto be infatuated with; to be enchanted by
迷信mí xìnsuperstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth)
更迭gēng diéto alternate; to change
迭代dié dàito iterate; (literary) to alternate
香蕉xiāng jiāobanana; measure word: 根 (gēn), 把 (bǎ)

See also: Japanese symbol for “rosemary”.

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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