Chinese symbol for “heron”
鹭
lù
Traditional: 鷺
heron
The closest CC-CEDICT match for heron is 鹭 (lù), defined as: heron.
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 “heron”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鹭.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白鹭 (白鷺) | bái lù | (bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta) |
| 苍鹭 (蒼鷺) | cāng lù | (bird species of China) grey heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| 鹭鸶 (鷺鷥) | lù sī | egret |
| 琵鹭 (琵鷺) | pí lù | spoonbill (wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae) |
| 朱鹭 (朱鷺) | zhū lù | ibis; Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) |
| 黑冠麻鹭 (黑冠麻鷺) | hēi guān má lù | (bird species of China) Malayan night heron (Gorsachius melanolophus) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “heron”.
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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