茄红素 Traditional form: 茄紅素 Pinyin (reading): qiéhóngsù Definitions: Lycopene Characters: 茄 - eggplant 红 - red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular 素 - plain; white; vegetarian; formerly; normally Traditional characters: 茄 - eggplant 紅 - red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular 素 - plain; white; vegetarian; formerly; normally