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Chinese symbol for “trees”

绿树
lǜ shù
Traditional: 綠樹
trees; greenery

The closest CC-CEDICT match for trees is 绿树 (lǜ shù), defined as: trees; greenery.

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

绿 lǜ
green; chlorine
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes
树 shù
tree; to plant; to set up, to establish
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 绿树.

WordPinyinMeaning
绿色 (綠色)lǜ sègreen
绿化 (綠化)lǜ huàto make green with plants; to reforest
绿地 (綠地)lǜ dìgreen area (e.g. urban park or garden)
绿洲 (綠洲)lǜ zhōuoasis
绿茶 (綠茶)lǜ chágreen tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities
绿卡 (綠卡)lǜ kǎpermanent residency permit (originally referred specifically to the US green card)
树立 (樹立)shù lìto set up; to establish
树木 (樹木)shù mùtree

See also: Japanese symbol for “trees”.

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.