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Chinese symbol for “chinchilla”

龙猫
lóng māo
Traditional: 龍貓
chinchilla; Totoro (anime character)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chinchilla is 龙猫 (lóng māo), defined as: chinchilla; Totoro (anime character).

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

龙 lóng
dragon; symbol of the emperor
radical 212 ⿓ · 5 strokes
猫 māo
cat
radical 94 ⽝ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “chinchilla”

WordPinyinMeaning
栗鼠lì shǔchinchilla; chipmunk

Related words

Other words that share a character with 龙猫.

WordPinyinMeaning
龙头 (龍頭)lóng tóufaucet; tap; bicycle handlebar
恐龙 (恐龍)kǒng lóngdinosaur (头 (tóu),只 (zhī)); (old) (slang) ugly person
沙龙 (沙龍)shā lóngsalon (loanword)
青龙 (青龍)qīng lóng(slang) man lacking pubic hair; (mahjong) full straight (123, 456, 789 in one suit)
龙卷风 (龍捲風)lóng juǎn fēngtornado; hurricane
成龙 (成龍)chéng lóngto succeed in life; to become somebody
熊猫 (熊貓)xióng māopanda; 只 (zhī)
猫咪 (貓咪)māo mīkitty (affectionate term for a cat)

See also: Japanese symbol for “chinchilla”.

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.