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Chinese symbol for “tapioca”

木薯淀粉
mù shǔ diàn fěn
Traditional: 木薯澱粉
tapioca

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tapioca is 木薯淀粉 (mù shǔ diàn fěn), defined as: tapioca.

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

木 mù
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
radical 75 ⽊ · 4 strokes
薯 shǔ
yam, tuber, potato
radical 140 ⾋ · 18 strokes
淀 diàn
marsh, swamp; sediment; to precipitate
radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes
粉 fěn
powder, flour, cosmetic powder; plaster
radical 119 ⽶ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 木薯淀粉.

WordPinyinMeaning
木材mù cáiwood
树木 (樹木)shù mùtree
木头 (木頭)mù touwood; log (块 (kuài),根 (gēn)); (fig.) blockhead; dolt
麻木má mùnumb; insensitive
木板mù bǎnslab; board
木偶mù ǒupuppet
马铃薯 (馬鈴薯)mǎ líng shǔpotato
薯条 (薯條)shǔ tiáofrench fries; french fried potatoes
沉淀 (沈澱)chén diànvariant of 沉淀 (chén diàn)
粉丝 (粉絲)fěn sībean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans")

See also: Japanese symbol for “tapioca”.

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.