Chinese symbol for “hibernation”
蛰伏
zhé fú
Traditional: 蟄伏
hibernation; living in seclusion
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hibernation is 蛰伏 (zhé fú), defined as: hibernation; living in seclusion.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hibernation”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蛰伏.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蛰居 (蟄居) | zhé jū | to live in seclusion |
| 蛰虫 (蟄蟲) | zhé chóng | dormant insect |
| 冬蛰 (冬蟄) | dōng zhé | hibernation |
| 蛰眠 (蟄眠) | zhé mián | to hibernate |
| 蛰藏 (蟄藏) | zhé cáng | to hibernate; to hide away |
| 起伏 | qǐ fú | to move up and down; to undulate |
| 潜伏 (潛伏) | qián fú | to hide; to cover up |
| 埋伏 | mái fú | to ambush; to lie in wait for |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hibernation”.
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.