Chinese symbol for “aquarium”
水族馆
shuǐ zú guǎn
Traditional: 水族館
aquarium (open to the public)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for aquarium is 水族馆 (shuǐ zú guǎn), defined as: aquarium (open to the public).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “aquarium”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水族箱 | shuǐ zú xiāng | aquarium; fish tank |
| 海洋馆 (海洋館) | hǎi yáng guǎn | aquarium; oceanarium |
| 鱼缸 (魚缸) | yú gāng | fish tank; fishbowl |
| 养鱼缸 (養魚缸) | yǎng yú gāng | aquarium; fish tank |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 水族馆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 水泥 | shuǐ ní | cement; measure word: 袋 (dài) |
| 洪水 | hóng shuǐ | deluge; flood |
| 水准 (水準) | shuǐ zhǔn | level (of achievement etc); standard |
| 水库 (水庫) | shuǐ kù | reservoir; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
| 民族 | mín zú | nationality; ethnic group |
| 家族 | jiā zú | family; clan |
| 博物馆 (博物館) | bó wù guǎn | museum |
See also: Japanese symbol for “aquarium”.
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.