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Chinese symbol for “bestiality”

兽交
shòu jiāo
Traditional: 獸交
bestiality (sex with an animal)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bestiality is 兽交 (shòu jiāo), defined as: bestiality (sex with an 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

兽 shòu
beast, animal; bestial
radical 12 ⼋ · 11 strokes
交 jiāo
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
radical 8 ⼇ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bestiality”

WordPinyinMeaning
兽奸 (獸姦)shòu jiānbestiality
兽行 (獸行)shòu xíngbrutal act; bestiality

Related words

Other words that share a character with 兽交.

WordPinyinMeaning
野兽 (野獸)yě shòubeast; wild animal
怪兽 (怪獸)guài shòurare animal; mythical animal
禽兽 (禽獸)qín shòubirds and animals; creature
兽医 (獸醫)shòu yīveterinarian; veterinary surgeon
独角兽 (獨角獸)dú jiǎo shòuunicorn
猛兽 (猛獸)měng shòuferocious beast; fierce animal
交易jiāo yìto deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic

See also: Japanese symbol for “bestiality”.

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.