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Chinese symbol for “barnacle”

藤壶
téng hú
Traditional: 藤壺
barnacle (crustacean)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for barnacle is 藤壶 (téng hú), defined as: barnacle (crustacean).

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

藤 téng
ivy, creeper
radical 140 ⾋ · 18 strokes
壶 hú
jar, pot, jug, vase; surname
radical 33 ⼠ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 藤壶.

WordPinyinMeaning
常春藤cháng chūn téngivy
藤蔓téng wàntrailing or climbing stem; vine; Taiwan pr. [teng2man4]
紫藤zǐ téngwisteria
藤条 (藤條)téng tiáorattan
常青藤cháng qīng téngivy
水壶 (水壺)shuǐ húkettle; canteen
茶壶 (茶壺)chá húteapot; measure word: 把 (bǎ)
冰壶 (冰壺)bīng hújade pot for cold water; curling (sport)

See also: Japanese symbol for “barnacle”.

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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