Chinese symbol for “bird”
鸟
niǎo
Traditional: 鳥
bird; 只 (zhī),群 (qún); "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bird is 鸟 (niǎo), defined as: bird; 只 (zhī),群 (qún); "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn.
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 “bird”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鸟儿 (鳥兒) | niǎo r | bird |
| 飞鸟 (飛鳥) | fēi niǎo | bird |
| 雀鸟 (雀鳥) | què niǎo | bird |
| 鸟雀 (鳥雀) | niǎo què | bird |
| 鸟禽 (鳥禽) | niǎo qín | bird |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鸟.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鸟类 (鳥類) | niǎo lèi | birds |
| 小鸟 (小鳥) | xiǎo niǎo | small bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) |
| 鸟儿 (鳥兒) | niǎo r | bird |
| 飞鸟 (飛鳥) | fēi niǎo | bird |
| 候鸟 (候鳥) | hòu niǎo | migratory bird |
| 菜鸟 (菜鳥) | cài niǎo | (coll.) sb new to a particular subject; rookie |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bird”.
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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