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Chinese symbol for “fauna”

鸟兽
niǎo shòu
Traditional: 鳥獸
birds and beasts; fauna

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fauna is 鸟兽 (niǎo shòu), defined as: birds and beasts; fauna.

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

鸟 niǎo
bird
radical 196 ⿃ · 5 strokes
兽 shòu
beast, animal; bestial
radical 12 ⼋ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鸟兽.

WordPinyinMeaning
鸟类 (鳥類)niǎo lèibirds
小鸟 (小鳥)xiǎo niǎosmall bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick)
鸟儿 (鳥兒)niǎo rbird
飞鸟 (飛鳥)fēi niǎobird
候鸟 (候鳥)hòu niǎomigratory bird
菜鸟 (菜鳥)cài niǎo(coll.) sb new to a particular subject; rookie
野兽 (野獸)yě shòubeast; wild animal
怪兽 (怪獸)guài shòurare animal; mythical animal

See also: Japanese symbol for “fauna”.

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.

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