Chinese symbol for “birds”
鸟类
niǎo lèi
Traditional: 鳥類
birds
The closest CC-CEDICT match for birds is 鸟类 (niǎo lèi), defined as: birds.
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 “birds”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禽 | qín | (bound form) birds; fowl; (literary) birds and animals |
| 飞禽 (飛禽) | fēi qín | birds |
| 禽鸟 (禽鳥) | qín niǎo | birds; fowl |
| 禽类 (禽類) | qín lèi | bird species; birds |
| 羽族 | yǔ zú | birds |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鸟类.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 人类 (人類) | rén lèi | humanity; human race |
| 类似 (類似) | lèi sì | similar; analogous |
| 类型 (類型) | lèi xíng | type; kind; category; (computer programming) type |
See also: Japanese symbol for “birds”.
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.