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Chinese symbol for “cobra”

眼镜蛇
yǎn jìng shé
Traditional: 眼鏡蛇
cobra

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cobra is 眼镜蛇 (yǎn jìng shé), defined as: cobra.

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

眼 yǎn
eyelet, hole, opening
radical 109 ⽬ · 11 strokes
镜 jìng
mirror, glass; lens, glasses
radical 167 ⾦ · 16 strokes
蛇 shé
snake
radical 142 ⾍ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 眼镜蛇.

WordPinyinMeaning
眼睛yǎn jingeye; 只 (zhī),双 (shuāng)
眼前yǎn qiánbefore one's eyes; now
眼泪 (眼淚)yǎn lèitear; teardrop; measure word: 滴 (dī)
眼中yǎn zhōngin (sb's) eyes
眼镜 (眼鏡)yǎn jìngspectacles; eyeglasses
眼光yǎn guānggaze; insight
镜头 (鏡頭)jìng tóucamera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc)
镜子 (鏡子)jìng zimirror; measure word: 面 (miàn), 个 (gè)
毒蛇dú shéviper

See also: Japanese symbol for “cobra”.

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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