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Chinese symbol for “kingfisher”

翠鸟
cuì niǎo
Traditional: 翠鳥
kingfisher

The closest CC-CEDICT match for kingfisher is 翠鸟 (cuì niǎo), defined as: kingfisher.

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

翠 cuì
kingfisher; jade, emerald
radical 124 ⽻ · 14 strokes
鸟 niǎo
bird
radical 196 ⿃ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “kingfisher”

WordPinyinMeaning
鱼狗 (魚狗)yú gǒukingfisher

Related words

Other words that share a character with 翠鸟.

WordPinyinMeaning
翡翠fěi cuìjadeite; tree kingfisher
翠绿 (翠綠)cuì lǜgreenish-blue; emerald green
青翠qīng cuìfresh and green; verdant
苍翠 (蒼翠)cāng cuìverdant
滴翠dī cuìverdant; green
鸟类 (鳥類)niǎo lèibirds
小鸟 (小鳥)xiǎo niǎosmall bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick)
鸟儿 (鳥兒)niǎo rbird

See also: Japanese symbol for “kingfisher”.

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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