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Chinese symbol for “yogurt”

酸奶
suān nǎi
yogurt

The closest CC-CEDICT match for yogurt is 酸奶 (suān nǎi), defined as: yogurt.

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

酸 suān
tart, sour; spoiled; acid
radical 164 ⾣ · 14 strokes
奶 nǎi
milk; breasts; nurse, grandmother
radical 38 ⼥ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “yogurt”

WordPinyinMeaning
优格 (優格)yōu gé(loanword) yogurt
酸乳酪suān rǔ làoyogurt
酸乳suān rǔyogurt
优酪乳 (優酪乳)yōu luò rǔyogurt (loanword) (Tw)
酥酪sū làoyogurt; curd cheese

Related words

Other words that share a character with 酸奶.

WordPinyinMeaning
氨基酸ān jī suānamino acid
酸性suān xìngacidity
硫酸liú suānsulfuric acid
核酸hé suānnucleic acid; (coll.) nucleic acid test (abbr. for 核酸检测 (hé suān jiǎn cè))
硝酸xiāo suānnitric acid
奶奶nǎi nai(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house
牛奶niú nǎicow's milk; measure word: 瓶 (píng), 杯 (bēi)
奶粉nǎi fěnpowdered milk

See also: Japanese symbol for “yogurt”.

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.