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Chinese symbol for “ladybug”

瓢虫
piáo chóng
Traditional: 瓢蟲
ladybug; ladybird

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ladybug is 瓢虫 (piáo chóng), defined as: ladybug; ladybird.

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

瓢 piáo
a ladle made from a dried gourd
radical 97 ⽠ · 16 strokes
虫 chóng
insect, worm; mollusk
radical 142 ⾍ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 瓢虫.

WordPinyinMeaning
瓢泼大雨 (瓢潑大雨)piáo pō dà yǔdownpour (idiom)
锅碗瓢盆 (鍋碗瓢盆)guō wǎn piáo pénkitchen utensils (literary)
瓢泼 (瓢潑)piáo pō(of rain) pouring
七星瓢虫 (七星瓢蟲)qī xīng piáo chóngseven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
嘴瓢zuǐ piáo(coll.) to get one's words mixed up; to misspeak
昆虫 (昆蟲)kūn chónginsect; 只 (zhī),群 (qún),堆 (duī)
杀虫剂 (殺蟲劑)shā chóng jìinsecticide; pesticide
寄生虫 (寄生蟲)jì shēng chóngparasite (biology); (fig.) freeloader

See also: Japanese symbol for “ladybug”.

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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