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Chinese symbol for “sushi”

寿司
shòu sī
Traditional: 壽司
sushi

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sushi is 寿司 (shòu sī), defined as: sushi.

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

寿 shòu
old age, longevity; lifespan
radical 41 ⼨ · 7 strokes
司 sī
to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sushi”

WordPinyinMeaning
鮨qísushi; grouper (Portuguese: garoupa)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 寿司.

WordPinyinMeaning
寿命 (壽命)shòu mìnglife span; life expectancy
长寿 (長壽)cháng shòulongevity; long-lived
人寿 (人壽)rén shòuhuman lifespan; life insurance (abbr. for 人寿保险 (rén shòu bǎo xiǎn))
大寿 (大壽)dà shòu(polite) birthday making the beginning of new decade of life for an older person, especially over 50 years old (e.g. 60th or 70th birthday)
人寿保险 (人壽保險)rén shòu bǎo xiǎnlife insurance
公司gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā)
有限公司yǒu xiàn gōng sīlimited company; corporation
司法sī fǎjudicial; (administration of) justice

See also: Japanese symbol for “sushi”.

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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