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Chinese symbol for “aquatic”

水生
shuǐ shēng
aquatic (plant, animal)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for aquatic is 水生 (shuǐ shēng), defined as: aquatic (plant, animal).

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

水 shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
radical 85 ⽔ · 4 strokes
生 shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
radical 100 ⽣ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “aquatic”

WordPinyinMeaning
水栖 (水棲)shuǐ qīaquatic; living in water
水上shuǐ shàngon water; aquatic

Related words

Other words that share a character with 水生.

WordPinyinMeaning
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
水果shuǐ guǒfruit
水泥shuǐ nícement; measure word: 袋 (dài)
洪水hóng shuǐdeluge; flood
水准 (水準)shuǐ zhǔnlevel (of achievement etc); standard
水库 (水庫)shuǐ kùreservoir; measure word: 座 (zuò)
发生 (發生)fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises")
生活shēng huóto live; life

See also: Japanese symbol for “aquatic”.

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.