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Chinese symbol for “emu”

鸸鹋
ér miáo
Traditional: 鴯鶓
emu

The closest CC-CEDICT match for emu is 鸸鹋 (ér miáo), defined as: emu.

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

鸸 ér
swallow
radical 196 ⿃ · 11 strokes
鹋 miáo
emu
radical 196 ⿃ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

See also: Japanese symbol for “emu”.

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.