Chinese symbol for “tomato”
番茄
fān qié
tomato
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tomato is 番茄 (fān qié), defined as: tomato.
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
Other Chinese words for “tomato”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 西红柿 (西紅柿) | xī hóng shì | tomato |
| 柿子 | shì zi | persimmon; (Northeastern dialect) tomato |
| 洋柿子 | yáng shì zi | (dialect) tomato |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 番茄.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 番号 (番號) | fān hào | number of military unit |
| 轮番 (輪番) | lún fān | in turn; one after another |
| 番茄酱 (番茄醬) | fān qié jiàng | ketchup; tomato sauce |
| 翻番 | fān fān | to double; to increase by a certain number of times |
| 番薯 | fān shǔ | (dialect) sweet potato; yam |
| 茄子 | qié zi | eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine |
| 雪茄 | xuě jiā | (loanword) cigar |
| 蕃茄 | fān qié | variant of 番茄 (fān qié) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tomato”.
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.