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Chinese symbol for “bison”

野牛
yě niú
bison

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bison is 野牛 (yě niú), defined as: bison.

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

野 yě
field, open country; wilderness
radical 166 ⾥ · 11 strokes
牛 niú
ox, cow, bull
radical 93 ⽜ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “bison”

WordPinyinMeaning
犎牛fēng niúbison

Related words

Other words that share a character with 野牛.

WordPinyinMeaning
野生yě shēng(of animals, plants etc) wild
野蛮 (野蠻)yě mánbarbarous; uncivilized
视野 (視野)shì yěfield of view; (fig.) outlook; perspective
野兽 (野獸)yě shòubeast; wild animal
野心yě xīnambition; wild schemes
野外yě wàicountryside; areas outside the city
牛奶niú nǎicow's milk; measure word: 瓶 (píng), 杯 (bēi)
牛肉niú ròubeef

See also: Japanese symbol for “bison”.

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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