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Chinese symbol for “wisteria”

紫藤
zǐ téng
wisteria

The closest CC-CEDICT match for wisteria is 紫藤 (zǐ téng), defined as: wisteria.

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

紫 zǐ
purple, violet; amethyst; surname
radical 120 ⽷ · 12 strokes
藤 téng
ivy, creeper
radical 140 ⾋ · 18 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 紫藤.

WordPinyinMeaning
紫色zǐ sèpurple; violet (color)
紫外线 (紫外線)zǐ wài xiànultraviolet ray
紫菜zǐ càiedible seaweed of genus Porphyra or genus Pyropia, esp. one used to make dried sheets of nori
紫外zǐ wàiultraviolet (ray)
紫薇zǐ wēicrape myrtle
紫荆 (紫荊)zǐ jīngChinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
常春藤cháng chūn téngivy
藤蔓téng wàntrailing or climbing stem; vine; Taiwan pr. [teng2man4]

See also: Japanese symbol for “wisteria”.

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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