Chinese symbol for “goose”
鹅
é
Traditional: 鵝
goose; 只 (zhī)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for goose is 鹅 (é), defined as: goose; 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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鹅.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 企鹅 (企鵝) | qǐ é | penguin |
| 天鹅 (天鵝) | tiān é | swan |
| 天鹅绒 (天鵝絨) | tiān é róng | velvet; swan's down |
| 黑天鹅 (黑天鵝) | hēi tiān é | black swan |
| 鹅卵石 (鵝卵石) | é luǎn shí | pebble; cobblestone |
| 小天鹅 (小天鵝) | xiǎo tiān é | (bird species of China) tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “goose”.
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.