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Chinese symbol for “minnow”

鱥
guì
minnow

The closest CC-CEDICT match for minnow is 鱥 (guì), defined as: minnow.

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

鱥 guì
minnow
radical 195 ⿂ · 24 strokes

Other Chinese words for “minnow”

WordPinyinMeaning
𫚭 (鱲)lièminnow
鱼腩 (魚腩)yú nǎnsoft, tender belly part of a fish (considered a delicacy); (fig.) (sports) weak team; pushover; minnow

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鱥.

WordPinyinMeaning
丁鱥dīng guìtench (Tinca tinca)
尖头鱥 (尖頭鱥)jiān tóu guìChinese minnow (Phoxinus oxycephalus)

See also: Japanese symbol for “minnow”.

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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