Tomato in Chinese (Mandarin): 西红柿 (xīhóngshì)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 西红柿

• 西

  West.

  6 strokes

• 红 / 紅

  Red.

  6 strokes

• 柿

  Persimmon. 木 (tree) is on the left.

  9 strokes

西红柿 is a "western red persimmon". People also say 番茄 (fānqié), the usual word in Taiwan. Ketchup is 番茄酱 (fānqiéjiàng).

More examples with 西红柿

• 我喜欢吃西红柿。

  我喜歡吃西紅柿。

  Wǒ xǐhuan chī xīhóngshì.

  I like tomatoes.

• 西红柿是红色的。

  西紅柿是紅色的。

  Xīhóngshì shì hóngsè de.

  Tomatoes are red.

How to write 西红柿 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.