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Chinese symbol for “beetle”

甲虫
jiǎ chóng
Traditional: 甲蟲
beetle

The closest CC-CEDICT match for beetle is 甲虫 (jiǎ chóng), defined as: beetle.

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

甲 jiǎ
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
radical 102 ⽥ · 5 strokes
虫 chóng
insect, worm; mollusk
radical 142 ⾍ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “beetle”

WordPinyinMeaning
甲壳虫 (甲殼蟲)jiǎ qiào chóngbeetle
槌chuímallet; pestle
蛣jiébeetle

Related words

Other words that share a character with 甲虫.

WordPinyinMeaning
装甲 (裝甲)zhuāng jiǎvehicle armor
指甲zhǐ jiafingernail
甲板jiǎ bǎndeck (of a ship or boat)
装甲车 (裝甲車)zhuāng jiǎ chēarmored car; 辆 (liàng)
甲状腺 (甲狀腺)jiǎ zhuàng xiàn(anatomy) thyroid gland
铠甲 (鎧甲)kǎi jiǎarmor
昆虫 (昆蟲)kūn chónginsect; 只 (zhī),群 (qún),堆 (duī)
杀虫剂 (殺蟲劑)shā chóng jìinsecticide; pesticide

See also: Japanese symbol for “beetle”.

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.