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Chinese symbol for “chamois”

臆羚
yì líng
chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chamois is 臆羚 (yì líng), defined as: chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra).

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

臆 yì
chest, breast; thoughts, feelings
radical 130 ⾁ · 17 strokes
羚 líng
a species of antelope
radical 123 ⽺ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “chamois”

WordPinyinMeaning
鞣róusuede; chamois

Related words

Other words that share a character with 臆羚.

WordPinyinMeaning
臆测 (臆測)yì cèto speculate; to conjecture
臆想yì xiǎngsubjective idea
臆断 (臆斷)yì duànto assume; assumption
直抒胸臆zhí shū xiōng yìto speak one's mind
臆造yì zàoto concoct; to dream up
胸臆xiōng yìinner feelings; what is deep in one's heart
羚羊líng yángantelope; 只 (zhī)
瞪羚dèng línggazelle

See also: Japanese symbol for “chamois”.

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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