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Chinese symbol for “vegetation”

植被
zhí bèi
vegetation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vegetation is 植被 (zhí bèi), defined as: vegetation.

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

植 zhí
tree, plant; to grow
radical 75 ⽊ · 12 strokes
被 bèi
bedding; a passive particle meaning "by"
radical 145 ⾐ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “vegetation”

WordPinyinMeaning
草木cǎo mùvegetation; plants
植物zhí wùplant; vegetation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 植被.

WordPinyinMeaning
植物zhí wùplant; vegetation
种植 (種植)zhòng zhíto plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate
移植yí zhíto transplant
植入zhí rùto implant
动植物 (動植物)dòng zhí wùplants and animals; flora and fauna
被捕bèi bǔto be arrested; under arrest
被迫bèi pòto be compelled; to be forced
被告bèi gào(law) the defendant; the accused

See also: Japanese symbol for “vegetation”.

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.