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Chinese symbol for “flipper”

鳍状肢
qí zhuàng zhī
Traditional: 鰭狀肢
flipper

The closest CC-CEDICT match for flipper is 鳍状肢 (qí zhuàng zhī), defined as: flipper.

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

鳍 qí
fin
radical 195 ⿂ · 18 strokes
状 zhuàng
state, condition; shape, appearance, form; certificate
radical 94 ⽝ · 7 strokes
肢 zhī
limbs
radical 130 ⾁ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鳍状肢.

WordPinyinMeaning
背鳍 (背鰭)bèi qídorsal fin
尾鳍 (尾鰭)wěi qítail or caudal fin
臀鳍 (臀鰭)tún qíanal fin
胸鳍 (胸鰭)xiōng qípectoral fin
腹鳍 (腹鰭)fù qíventral fin; pelvic fin
鱼鳍 (魚鰭)yú qífin
状态 (狀態)zhuàng tàicondition; state; state of affairs
状况 (狀況)zhuàng kuàngcondition; state; situation
肢体 (肢體)zhī tǐlimb; limbs and trunk

See also: Japanese symbol for “flipper”.

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.