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Chinese symbol for “feelers”

须子
xū zi
Traditional: 鬚子
feelers (zoology); tassel (botany)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for feelers is 须子 (xū zi), defined as: feelers (zoology); tassel (botany).

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

须 xū
beard; must; necessary
radical 181 ⾴ · 9 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “feelers”

WordPinyinMeaning
触须 (觸鬚)chù xūtentacles; feelers

Related words

Other words that share a character with 须子.

WordPinyinMeaning
必须 (必須)bì xūmust; to have to
无须 (無須)wú xūneed not; not obliged to
须要 (須要)xū yàomust; have to
须知 (須知)xū zhīkey information; instructions
胡须 (鬍鬚)hú xūbeard; measure word: 根 (gēn), 绺 (liǔ)
莫须有 (莫須有)mò xū yǒugroundless; baseless
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison

See also: Japanese symbol for “feelers”.

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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