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Chinese symbol for “antler”

鹿角
lù jiǎo
antler; deer horn; abatis

The closest CC-CEDICT match for antler is 鹿角 (lù jiǎo), defined as: antler; deer horn; abatis.

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

鹿 lù
deer; surname
radical 198 ⿅ · 11 strokes
角 jiǎo
angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
radical 148 ⾓ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鹿角.

WordPinyinMeaning
长颈鹿 (長頸鹿)cháng jǐng lùgiraffe; 只 (zhī)
驯鹿 (馴鹿)xùn lùreindeer
麋鹿mí lùPère David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), species of deer native to China that is critically endangered
雄鹿xióng lùbuck; stag
逐鹿zhú lùto pursue deer; fig. to vie for supremacy
角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
角度jiǎo dùangle; (fig.) point of view
主角zhǔ juéleading role; lead; protagonist

See also: Japanese symbol for “antler”.

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.