Chinese symbol for “antelope”
羚羊
líng yáng
antelope; 只 (zhī)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for antelope is 羚羊 (líng yáng), defined as: antelope; 只 (zhī).
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
Other Chinese words for “antelope”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 羚 | líng | antelope |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 羚羊.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瞪羚 | dèng líng | gazelle |
| 羚牛 | líng niú | takin (type of goat-antelope) |
| 斑羚 | bān líng | Nemorhaedus goral, a species of antelope found in Xinjiang |
| 小羚羊 | xiǎo líng yáng | gazelle |
| 扭角羚 | niǔ jiǎo líng | takin (Budorcas taxicolor); goat-antelope |
| 山羊 | shān yáng | goat; (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse |
| 羊毛 | yáng máo | wool; fleece |
| 羊肉 | yáng ròu | mutton; goat meat |
See also: Japanese symbol for “antelope”.
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.
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