Chinese symbol for “flea”
跳蚤
tiào zao
flea
The closest CC-CEDICT match for flea is 跳蚤 (tiào zao), defined as: flea.
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 “flea”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 跳蚤.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ | to dance |
| 心跳 | xīn tiào | heartbeat; pulse |
| 跳跃 (跳躍) | tiào yuè | to jump; to leap |
| 跳动 (跳動) | tiào dòng | to throb; to pulse |
| 跳出 | tiào chū | to jump out; fig. to appear suddenly |
| 跳水 | tiào shuǐ | to dive (into water); (sports) diving |
| 跳蚤市场 (跳蚤市場) | tiào zǎo shì chǎng | flea market |
| 虼蚤 | gè zao | (coll.) flea |
See also: Japanese symbol for “flea”.
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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