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Chinese symbol for “boa”

蚺
rán
boa

The closest CC-CEDICT match for boa is 蚺 (rán), defined as: boa.

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

蚺 rán
boa constrictor
radical 142 ⾍ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “boa”

WordPinyinMeaning
蟒蛇mǎng shépython; boa
蚺蛇rán shéboa

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蚺.

WordPinyinMeaning
蚺蛇rán shéboa

See also: Japanese symbol for “boa”.

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.