Chinese symbol for “goldfish”
金鱼
jīn yú
Traditional: 金魚
goldfish
The closest CC-CEDICT match for goldfish is 金鱼 (jīn yú), defined as: goldfish.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 金鱼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 资金 (資金) | zī jīn | funds; capital |
| 金融 | jīn róng | banking; finance |
| 基金 | jī jīn | fund |
| 黄金 (黃金) | huáng jīn | gold; golden (opportunity) |
| 金额 (金額) | jīn é | sum of money; amount of money |
| 金属 (金屬) | jīn shǔ | metal; 种 (zhǒng) |
| 鱼类 (魚類) | yú lèi | fishes |
| 鲨鱼 (鯊魚) | shā yú | shark |
See also: Japanese symbol for “goldfish”.
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.