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Chinese symbol for “anchovy”

鳀
tí
Traditional: 鯷
anchovy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for anchovy is 鳀 (tí), defined as: anchovy.

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

鳀 tí
anchovy
radical 195 ⿂ · 17 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “anchovy”

WordPinyinMeaning
凤尾鱼 (鳳尾魚)fèng wěi yúanchovy
鳀鱼 (鯷魚)tí yúanchovy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鳀.

WordPinyinMeaning
鳀鱼 (鯷魚)tí yúanchovy

See also: Japanese symbol for “anchovy”.

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.