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Chinese symbol for “tulip”

郁金香
yù jīn xiāng
Traditional: 鬱金香
tulip

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tulip is 郁金香 (yù jīn xiāng), defined as: tulip.

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

郁 yù
melancholy; dense growth
radical 163 ⾢ · 9 strokes
金 jīn
gold, metal; money
radical 167 ⾦ · 8 strokes
香 xiāng
incense; fragrant, aromatic
radical 186 ⾹ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 郁金香.

WordPinyinMeaning
忧郁 (憂鬱)yōu yùsullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
郁闷 (鬱悶)yù mèngloomy; depressed
抑郁 (抑鬱)yì yùdepressed; despondent; gloomy
浓郁 (濃郁)nóng yùrich; strong
抑郁症 (抑鬱症)yì yù zhèngclinical depression
忧郁症 (憂鬱症)yōu yù zhèng(psychology) depression
资金 (資金)zī jīnfunds; capital
金融jīn róngbanking; finance
香蕉xiāng jiāobanana; measure word: 根 (gēn), 把 (bǎ)

See also: Japanese symbol for “tulip”.

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.

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