Chinese Label Decoder

Standing in front of a wall of Chinese labels with no idea which bottle is which? Type any characters you see — even just one — and we'll tell you what sauce it is.

Type the Chinese characters you see on the bottle

Standing in the Asian grocery aisle? Type what you see on the label — even just one character is often enough.

Common Chinese Label Characters

生抽Light Soy Sauce老抽Dark Soy Sauce蚝油Oyster Sauce鱼露Fish Sauce豆瓣酱Broad Bean Paste花椒Sichuan Pepper香醋Fragrant Vinegar绍兴酒Shaoxing Wine