Chinese symbol for “taro”
芋头
yù tou
Traditional: 芋頭
taro
The closest CC-CEDICT match for taro is 芋头 (yù tou), defined as: taro.
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 “taro”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芋 | yù | taro; Colocasia antiquorum |
| 芋艿 | yù nǎi | taro |
| 香芋 | xiāng yù | ube; purple yam (Dioscorea alata); taro (Colocasia esculenta) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 芋头.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 烫手山芋 (燙手山芋) | tàng shǒu shān yù | (fig.) hot potato |
| 魔芋 | mó yù | see 蒟蒻 (jǔ ruò) |
| 洋芋 | yáng yù | (dialect) potato |
| 山芋 | shān yù | sweet potato |
| 洋芋片 | yáng yù piàn | (Tw) potato chip |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
| 镜头 (鏡頭) | jìng tóu | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “taro”.
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.