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Chinese symbol for “rum”

兰姆
lán mǔ
Traditional: 蘭姆
rum (beverage) (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rum is 兰姆 (lán mǔ), defined as: rum (beverage) (loanword).

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

兰 lán
orchid; elegant, graceful
radical 12 ⼋ · 5 strokes
姆 mǔ
governess, matron, nanny
radical 38 ⼥ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “rum”

WordPinyinMeaning
朗姆酒lǎng mǔ jiǔ(loanword) rum
朗姆lǎng mǔ(loanword) rum (alcoholic beverage)
罗姆酒 (羅姆酒)luó mǔ jiǔ(loanword) rum
兰姆酒 (蘭姆酒)lán mǔ jiǔrum (beverage) (loanword)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 兰姆.

WordPinyinMeaning
法兰 (法蘭)fǎ lánflange (loanword)
兰花 (蘭花)lán huācymbidium; orchid
木兰 (木蘭)mù lánlily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora)
白兰地 (白蘭地)bái lán dì(loanword) brandy
紫罗兰 (紫羅蘭)zǐ luó lán(botany) common stock; gillyflower (Matthiola incana); (botany) violet
保姆bǎo mǔnanny; babysitter; housekeeper
莱姆 (萊姆)lái mǔ(loanword) lime
欧姆 (歐姆)ōu mǔ(loanword) ohm

See also: Japanese symbol for “rum”.

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.