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Chinese symbol for “dorado”

鲯鳅
qí qiū
Traditional: 鯕鰍
mahi-mahi; dorado (Coryphaena hippurus)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dorado is 鲯鳅 (qí qiū), defined as: mahi-mahi; dorado (Coryphaena hippurus).

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

鲯 qí
ray-finned fish; Coryphaena hippurus
radical 195 ⿂ · 16 strokes
鳅 qiū
loach
radical 195 ⿂ · 17 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鲯鳅.

WordPinyinMeaning
泥鳅 (泥鰍)ní qiuloach; mud fish
鱼鳅 (魚鰍)yú qiu(dialect) see 泥鳅 (ní qiu)

See also: Japanese symbol for “dorado”.

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.