Chinese symbol for “fox”
狐狸
hú li
fox; (fig.) sly or crafty person
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fox is 狐狸 (hú li), defined as: fox; (fig.) sly or crafty person.
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 “fox”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狐 | hú | fox |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 狐狸.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狐狸精 | hú li jīng | fox-spirit; vixen |
| 火狐 | huǒ hú | red panda (Ailurus fulgens); red fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| 九尾狐 | jiǔ wěi hú | nine-tailed fox (mythological creature) |
| 狐猴 | hú hóu | lemur |
| 狐臭 | hú chòu | body odor; bromhidrosis |
| 狸猫 (狸貓) | lí māo | leopard cat; (literary) various small wild mammals (including raccoon dog, civet, wildcat) |
| 海狸 | hǎi lí | beaver |
| 狸子 | lí zi | leopard cat |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fox”.
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.