Chinese symbol for “hatch”
孵卵
fū luǎn
to hatch; to brood
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hatch is 孵卵 (fū luǎn), defined as: to hatch; to brood.
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 “hatch”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 破壳 (破殼) | pò ké | (of a bird, insect etc) to hatch; (slang) (fig.) to be born |
| 孵 | fū | breeding; to incubate |
| 菢 | bào | hatch |
| 报窝 (報窩) | bào wō | to brood; to hatch |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 孵卵.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孵化 | fū huà | breeding; to incubate |
| 孵化器 | fū huà qì | incubator (for eggs or startup businesses) |
| 孵化期 | fū huà qī | incubation period; time for sth to develop |
| 孵蛋 | fū dàn | to incubate |
| 孵育 | fū yù | to incubate; to rear (chicks) |
| 产卵 (產卵) | chǎn luǎn | to lay eggs |
| 卵巢 | luǎn cháo | ovary |
| 卵子 | luǎn zǐ | ovum |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hatch”.
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.