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Chinese symbol for “vegetarian”

素食者
sù shí zhě
vegetarian

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vegetarian is 素食者 (sù shí zhě), defined as: vegetarian.

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

素 sù
plain; white; vegetarian; formerly; normally
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes
食 shí
food; to eat
radical 184 ⾷ · 9 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “vegetarian”

WordPinyinMeaning
素sùraw silk; white
纯素 (純素)chún sùplain; ordinary; vegan; vegetarian

Related words

Other words that share a character with 素食者.

WordPinyinMeaning
因素yīn sùelement; factor
素质 (素質)sù zhìinner quality; basic essence
元素yuán sùelement (key component of sth); (chemistry) element
要素yào sùessential factor; key constituent
素材sù cáisource material (in literature and art)
维生素 (維生素)wéi shēng sùvitamin
食品shí pǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions
食物shí wùfood
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “vegetarian”.

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.