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Chinese symbol for “fluke”

蛭
zhì
fluke; leech; hirudinea

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fluke is 蛭 (zhì), defined as: fluke; leech; hirudinea.

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

蛭 zhì
leech
radical 142 ⾍ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “fluke”

WordPinyinMeaning
吸虫 (吸蟲)xī chóngtrematoda; fluke
吸虫纲 (吸蟲綱)xī chóng gāngClass Trematoda; fluke

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蛭.

WordPinyinMeaning
水蛭shuǐ zhìleech
蛭石zhì shívermiculite
水蛭素shuǐ zhì sùhirudin
笄蛭jī zhìa kind of earthworm

See also: Japanese symbol for “fluke”.

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.