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Chinese symbol for “giraffe”

长颈鹿
cháng jǐng lù
Traditional: 長頸鹿
giraffe; 只 (zhī)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for giraffe is 长颈鹿 (cháng jǐng lù), defined as: giraffe; 只 (zhī).

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

长 cháng
long, lasting; to excel in
radical 168 ⾧ · 4 strokes
颈 jǐng
neck, throat
radical 181 ⾴ · 11 strokes
鹿 lù
deer; surname
radical 198 ⿅ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “giraffe”

WordPinyinMeaning
麒麟qí lín(Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe

Related words

Other words that share a character with 长颈鹿.

WordPinyinMeaning
增长 (增長)zēng zhǎngto grow; to increase
长期 (長期)cháng qīlong-term; for a protracted period
部长 (部長)bù zhǎnghead of a (government etc) department; section chief
成长 (成長)chéng zhǎngto mature; to grow
市长 (市長)shì zhǎngmayor
家长 (家長)jiā zhǎnghead of a household; family head
瓶颈 (瓶頸)píng jǐngneck of a bottle; (fig.) bottleneck
颈部 (頸部)jǐng bùneck
鹿角lù jiǎoantler; deer horn

See also: Japanese symbol for “giraffe”.

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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