Chinese symbol for “insect”
昆虫
kūn chóng
Traditional: 昆蟲
insect; 只 (zhī),群 (qún),堆 (duī)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for insect is 昆虫 (kūn chóng), defined as: insect; 只 (zhī),群 (qún),堆 (duī).
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 “insect”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 虫子 (蟲子) | chóng zi | insect; bug |
| 蝮 | fù | insect; poisonous snake (archaic) |
| 虿 (蠆) | chài | (scorpion); an insect |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 昆虫.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昆虫学 (昆蟲學) | kūn chóng xué | entomology |
| 昆布 | kūn bù | kelp |
| 昆仲 | kūn zhòng | (literary) brothers; elder and younger brother |
| 昆玉 | kūn yù | honorific term for another person's brother |
| 杀虫剂 (殺蟲劑) | shā chóng jì | insecticide; pesticide |
| 寄生虫 (寄生蟲) | jì shēng chóng | parasite (biology); (fig.) freeloader |
| 虫子 (蟲子) | chóng zi | insect; bug |
| 幼虫 (幼蟲) | yòu chóng | (entomology) larva |
See also: Japanese symbol for “insect”.
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.