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Chinese symbol for “vanilla”

香子兰
xiāng zǐ lán
Traditional: 香子蘭
vanilla; Vanilla planifolia

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vanilla is 香子兰 (xiāng zǐ lán), defined as: vanilla; Vanilla planifolia.

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

香 xiāng
incense; fragrant, aromatic
radical 186 ⾹ · 9 strokes
子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes
兰 lán
orchid; elegant, graceful
radical 12 ⼋ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “vanilla”

WordPinyinMeaning
香草xiāng cǎoaromatic herb; vanilla
香草兰 (香草蘭)xiāng cǎo lánvanilla (Vanilla planifolia)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 香子兰.

WordPinyinMeaning
香蕉xiāng jiāobanana; measure word: 根 (gēn), 把 (bǎ)
香烟 (香煙)xiāng yānsmoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of family line; cigarette (CL:支 (zhī),条 (tiáo),根 (gēn),包
香水xiāng shuǐperfume; cologne
香味xiāng wèifragrance; bouquet
香料xiāng liàospice; flavoring
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)
法兰 (法蘭)fǎ lánflange (loanword)

See also: Japanese symbol for “vanilla”.

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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