Chinese symbol for “stalk”
茎
jīng
Traditional: 莖
stalk; stem; 条 (tiáo)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stalk is 茎 (jīng), defined as: stalk; stem; 条 (tiáo).
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 “stalk”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 梗 | gěng | branch; stem |
| 出没 (出沒) | chū mò | to come and go; to roam about (mostly unseen) |
| 跟踪骚扰 (跟蹤騷擾) | gēn zōng sāo rǎo | (law) to stalk (sb) |
| 柯 | kē | (literary) branch; stem; stalk; (literary) ax handle |
| 茎干 (莖幹) | jīng gàn | stem; stalk |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 茎.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阴茎 (陰莖) | yīn jīng | penis |
| 根茎 (根莖) | gēn jīng | (botany) rhizome |
| 鳞茎 (鱗莖) | lín jīng | (botany) bulb |
| 块茎 (塊莖) | kuài jīng | (botany) a (stem) tuber |
| 球茎 (球莖) | qiú jīng | (botany) corm |
| 包茎 (包莖) | bāo jīng | phimosis (medicine) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “stalk”.
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.