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Chinese symbol for “jellyfish”

水母
shuǐ mǔ
jellyfish; medusa

The closest CC-CEDICT match for jellyfish is 水母 (shuǐ mǔ), defined as: jellyfish; medusa.

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

水 shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
radical 85 ⽔ · 4 strokes
母 mǔ
mother; female elders; female
radical 80 ⽏ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “jellyfish”

WordPinyinMeaning
蜇zhéjellyfish
水母体 (水母體)shuǐ mǔ tǐjellyfish; medusa

Related words

Other words that share a character with 水母.

WordPinyinMeaning
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
水果shuǐ guǒfruit
水泥shuǐ nícement; measure word: 袋 (dài)
洪水hóng shuǐdeluge; flood
水准 (水準)shuǐ zhǔnlevel (of achievement etc); standard
水库 (水庫)shuǐ kùreservoir; measure word: 座 (zuò)
母亲 (母親)mǔ qīnmother
父母fù mǔfather and mother; parents

See also: Japanese symbol for “jellyfish”.

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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