Chinese symbol for “gill”
峡谷
xiá gǔ
Traditional: 峽谷
canyon; gill; ravine
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gill is 峡谷 (xiá gǔ), defined as: canyon; gill; ravine.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “gill”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 峡谷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海峡 (海峽) | hǎi xiá | strait; channel |
| 峡湾 (峽灣) | xiá wān | fjord |
| 山峡 (山峽) | shān xiá | gorge; canyon |
| 咽峡炎 (咽峽炎) | yān xiá yán | angina; sore throat |
| 咽峡 (咽峽) | yān xiá | isthmus of the fauces |
| 河谷 | hé gǔ | river valley |
| 山谷 | shān gǔ | valley; ravine |
| 谷物 (穀物) | gǔ wù | cereal; grain |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gill”.
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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