Chinese symbol for “magpie”
鹊
què
Traditional: 鵲
magpie
The closest CC-CEDICT match for magpie is 鹊 (què), defined as: magpie.
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 “magpie”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鹊.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喜鹊 (喜鵲) | xǐ què | magpie |
| 鹊桥 (鵲橋) | què qiáo | magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting |
| 声名鹊起 (聲名鵲起) | shēng míng què qǐ | (idiom) to rise to fame |
| 灰喜鹊 (灰喜鵲) | huī xǐ què | (bird species of China) azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) |
| 塔尾树鹊 (塔尾樹鵲) | tǎ wěi shù què | (bird species of China) ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus) |
| 棕腹树鹊 (棕腹樹鵲) | zōng fù shù què | (bird species of China) rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “magpie”.
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.