Chinese symbol for “cockroach”
蟑螂
zhāng láng
cockroach
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cockroach is 蟑螂 (zhāng láng), defined as: cockroach.
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
Other Chinese words for “cockroach”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蜚蠊 | fěi lián | cockroach |
| 曱甴 | yuē zhá | (dialect) cockroach; also pr. [yue1you2] |
| 偷油婆 | tōu yóu pó | (dialect) cockroach |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蟑螂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蟑螂屋 | zhāng láng wū | cockroach trap |
| 螳螂 | táng láng | mantis; praying mantis |
| 蜣螂 | qiāng láng | dung beetle |
| 螳螂捕蝉 (螳螂捕蟬) | táng láng bǔ chán | see 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後|螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后[tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 , huang2 que4 zai4 hou4] |
| 刀螂 | dāo lang | (dialect) mantis |
| 南派螳螂 | nán pài táng láng | Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cockroach”.
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.