Chinese symbol for “vegetarianism”
素食主义
sù shí zhǔ yì
Traditional: 素食主義
vegetarianism
The closest CC-CEDICT match for vegetarianism is 素食主义 (sù shí zhǔ yì), defined as: vegetarianism.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 素食主义.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 因素 | yīn sù | element; factor |
| 素质 (素質) | sù zhì | inner quality; basic essence |
| 元素 | yuán sù | element (key component of sth); (chemistry) element |
| 要素 | yào sù | essential factor; key constituent |
| 素材 | sù cái | source material (in literature and art) |
| 维生素 (維生素) | wéi shēng sù | vitamin |
| 食品 | shí pǐn | foodstuff; food; provisions |
| 食物 | shí wù | food |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal; major; primary |
| 意义 (意義) | yì yì | sense; meaning |
See also: Japanese symbol for “vegetarianism”.
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.