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Chinese symbol for “mastiff”

獒
áo
(bound form) mastiff

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mastiff is 獒 (áo), defined as: (bound form) mastiff.

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

獒 áo
smastiff, large fierce dog
radical 94 ⽝ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “mastiff”

WordPinyinMeaning
獒犬áo quǎnmastiff (dog breed)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 獒.

WordPinyinMeaning
藏獒zàng áoTibetan mastiff
獒犬áo quǎnmastiff (dog breed)

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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