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Chinese symbol for “dalmatian”

斑点狗
bān diǎn gǒu
Traditional: 斑點狗
Dalmatian (dog breed)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dalmatian is 斑点狗 (bān diǎn gǒu), defined as: Dalmatian (dog breed).

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

斑 bān
freckled, mottled, spotted, striped
radical 67 ⽂ · 12 strokes
点 diǎn
dot, point, speck
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes
狗 gǒu
dog
radical 94 ⽝ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dalmatian”

WordPinyinMeaning
大麦町 (大麥町)dà mài tǐngDalmatian (dog breed)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 斑点狗.

WordPinyinMeaning
斑点 (斑點)bān diǎnspot; stain
斑马 (斑馬)bān mǎzebra; measure word: 匹 (pǐ)
斑斑bān bānfull of stains or spots
黑斑hēi bāndark spot or blotch on the skin
斑纹 (斑紋)bān wénstripe; streak
雀斑què bānfreckles
一点 (一點)yī diǎna bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit
重点 (重點)chóng diǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
狗狗gǒu gōu(coll.) dog; doggie

See also: Japanese symbol for “dalmatian”.

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.