Chinese symbol for “fishy”
腥
xīng
fishy (smell)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fishy is 腥 (xīng), defined as: fishy (smell).
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
Other Chinese words for “fishy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不对头 (不對頭) | bù duì tóu | fishy; not right |
| 蹊跷 (蹊蹺) | qī qiāo | odd; queer; strange; fishy |
| 不是味儿 (不是味兒) | bù shì wèi r | not the right flavor; not quite right |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 腥.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 血腥 | xuè xīng | reeking of blood; bloody (events) |
| 偷腥 | tōu xīng | to cheat on one's spouse; to have an affair |
| 血雨腥风 (血雨腥風) | xuè yǔ xīng fēng | see 腥风血雨 (xīng fēng xuè yǔ) |
| 腥风血雨 (腥風血雨) | xīng fēng xuè yǔ | (lit.) foul wind and bloody rain (idiom); (fig.) reign of terror; carnage |
| 鱼腥草 (魚腥草) | yú xīng cǎo | chameleon plant; fish mint (Houttuynia cordata) |
| 腥臭 | xīng chòu | fishy and smelly |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fishy”.
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.