Chinese symbol for “mantis”
螳螂
táng láng
mantis; praying mantis
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mantis is 螳螂 (táng láng), defined as: mantis; praying mantis.
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
Other Chinese words for “mantis”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 螳螂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 螳臂当车 (螳臂當車) | táng bì dāng chē | (lit.) a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom); (fig.) to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible |
| 螳螂捕蝉 (螳螂捕蟬) | táng láng bǔ chán | see 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後|螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后[tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 , huang2 que4 zai4 hou4] |
| 螳臂挡车 (螳臂擋車) | táng bì dǎng chē | see 螳臂当车 (táng bì dāng chē) |
| 南派螳螂 | nán pài táng láng | Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art |
| 蟑螂 | zhāng láng | cockroach |
| 蜣螂 | qiāng láng | dung beetle |
| 刀螂 | dāo lang | (dialect) mantis |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mantis”.
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.