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Chinese symbol for “mare”

牸马
zì mǎ
Traditional: 牸馬
mare

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mare is 牸马 (zì mǎ), defined as: mare.

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

牸 zì
female animal; to give birth
radical 93 ⽜ · 10 strokes
马 mǎ
horse; surname
radical 187 ⾺ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “mare”

WordPinyinMeaning
骒马 (騍馬)kè mǎmare
骒骡 (騍騾)kè luómare (female mule)
騇shèmare; female horse
騋láimare

Related words

Other words that share a character with 牸马.

WordPinyinMeaning
牸牛zì niúcow
马上 (馬上)mǎ shàngat once; right away
马克 (馬克)mǎ kèmark (monetary unit)
马路 (馬路)mǎ lùstreet; road
人马 (人馬)rén mǎmen and horses; troops
骑马 (騎馬)qí mǎto ride a horse
宝马 (寶馬)bǎo mǎprecious horse

See also: Japanese symbol for “mare”.

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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