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Chinese symbol for “tamarind”

罗望子
luó wàng zǐ
Traditional: 羅望子
(botany) tamarind

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tamarind is 罗望子 (luó wàng zǐ), defined as: (botany) tamarind.

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

罗 luó
gauze, net; to collect, to display
radical 122 ⽹ · 8 strokes
望 wàng
to expect, to hope, to look forward to
radical 74 ⽉ · 11 strokes
子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 罗望子.

WordPinyinMeaning
古罗马 (古羅馬)gǔ Luó mǎancient Rome
普罗 (普羅)pǔ luóproletariat (loanword); abbr. for 普罗列塔利亚 (pǔ luó liè tǎ lì yà)
罗列 (羅列)luó lièto list; to enumerate
罗汉 (羅漢)luó hàn(Buddhism) arhat (abbr. for 阿罗汉 (ā luó hàn))
包罗万象 (包羅萬象)bāo luó wàn xiàngall-embracing; all-inclusive
罗曼史 (羅曼史)luó màn shǐromance (loanword); love affair
希望xī wàngto hope; a hope; a wish
失望shī wàngdisappointed; to lose hope
孩子hái zichild

See also: Japanese symbol for “tamarind”.

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.