Chinese symbol for “coot”

白骨顶

bái gǔ dǐng

Traditional: 白骨頂

coot

The closest CC-CEDICT match for coot is 白骨顶 (bái gǔ dǐng), defined as: coot.

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

白 bái

white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright

radical 106 ⽩ · 5 strokes

骨 gǔ

bone; skeleton; frame, framework

radical 188 ⾻ · 10 strokes

顶 dǐng

top, summit, peak; to carry on the head

radical 181 ⾴ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

頂 dǐng

Related words

Other words that share a character with 白骨顶.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
明白	míng bai	clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable
白色	bái sè	white; fig. reactionary
白人	bái rén	white man or woman; Caucasian
白天	bái tiān	daytime; during the day
白痴	bái chī	idiocy; idiot
空白	kòng bái	blank space
骨头 (骨頭)	gǔ tou	bone; measure word: 根 (gēn), 块 (kuài)
骨干 (骨幹)	gǔ gàn	diaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone
屋顶 (屋頂)	wū dǐng	roof

See also: Japanese symbol for “coot”.

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.