King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “vegan”

维根
wéi gēn
Traditional: 維根
(attributive) vegan

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vegan is 维根 (wéi gēn), defined as: (attributive) vegan.

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

维 wéi
to preserve, to maintain, to hold together
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes
根 gēn
root, basis, foundation
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “vegan”

WordPinyinMeaning
全素quán sùvegan
全素食quán sù shívegan
纯素食者 (純素食者)chún sù shí zhěa vegan
纯素 (純素)chún sùplain; ordinary; vegan; vegetarian
纯素食 (純素食)chún sù shívegan food; vegan diet; (attributive) vegan

Related words

Other words that share a character with 维根.

WordPinyinMeaning
维护 (維護)wéi hùto defend; to safeguard
维持 (維持)wéi chíto keep; to maintain; to preserve
思维 (思維)sī wéi(line of) thought; thinking
维修 (維修)wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
纤维 (纖維)xiān wéifiber; 种 (zhǒng)
维基 (維基)wéi jīwiki (Internet)
根据 (根據)gēn jùaccording to; based on
根本gēn běnfundamental; basic

See also: Japanese symbol for “vegan”.

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.