Chinese symbol for “saffron”
番红花
fān hóng huā
Traditional: 番紅花
saffron (Crocus sativus)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for saffron is 番红花 (fān hóng huā), defined as: saffron (Crocus sativus).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “saffron”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 藏红花 (藏紅花) | zàng hóng huā | saffron (Crocus sativus) |
| 橘黄色 (橘黃色) | jú huáng sè | tangerine yellow; saffron (color) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 番红花.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 番茄 | fān qié | tomato |
| 番号 (番號) | fān hào | number of military unit |
| 轮番 (輪番) | lún fān | in turn; one after another |
| 番茄酱 (番茄醬) | fān qié jiàng | ketchup; tomato sauce |
| 翻番 | fān fān | to double; to increase by a certain number of times |
| 番薯 | fān shǔ | (dialect) sweet potato; yam |
| 红色 (紅色) | hóng sè | red (color); revolutionary |
| 红包 (紅包) | hóng bāo | money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment |
| 花园 (花園) | huā yuán | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “saffron”.
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.