Chinese symbol for “creep”
蛇行
shé xíng
to creep; to zigzag; to meander; to weave
The closest CC-CEDICT match for creep is 蛇行 (shé xíng), defined as: to creep; to zigzag; to meander; to weave.
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 “creep”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蠕变 (蠕變) | rú biàn | creep (materials science) |
| 匍匐 | pú fú | to crawl; to creep; to lie prostrate |
| 爬行 | pá xíng | to crawl; to creep |
| 蠕滑 | rú huá | creep (friction mechanics) |
| 攀附 | pān fù | to climb (of climbing plants); to creep |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蛇行.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毒蛇 | dú shé | viper |
| 蟒蛇 | mǎng shé | python; boa |
| 眼镜蛇 (眼鏡蛇) | yǎn jìng shé | cobra |
| 响尾蛇 (響尾蛇) | xiǎng wěi shé | rattlesnake |
| 牛鬼蛇神 | niú guǐ shé shén | evil monsters; (fig.) bad characters |
| 蛇头 (蛇頭) | shé tóu | head of a snake; human smuggler |
| 进行 (進行) | jìn xíng | (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) |
| 举行 (舉行) | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “creep”.
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.