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Chinese symbol for “rube”

山药蛋
shān yao dàn
Traditional: 山藥蛋
(dialect) potato; (dialect) rube; yokel

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rube is 山药蛋 (shān yao dàn), defined as: (dialect) potato; (dialect) rube; yokel.

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

山 shān
mountain, hill, peak
radical 46 ⼭ · 3 strokes
药 yao
drugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes
蛋 dàn
egg
radical 142 ⾍ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 山药蛋.

WordPinyinMeaning
山区 (山區)shān qūmountain area; 个 (gè)
火山huǒ shānvolcano
山脉 (山脈)shān màimountain range; 条 (tiáo)
山地shān dìmountainous region; hilly area
山寨shān zhàifortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits)
山顶 (山頂)shān dǐnghilltop
药物 (藥物)yào wùmedicaments; pharmaceuticals
药品 (藥品)yào pǐnmedicaments; medicine
蛋糕dàn gāocake; 块 (kuài),个 (gè)

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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