Chinese symbol for “moa”
恐鸟
kǒng niǎo
Traditional: 恐鳥
monstrous bird; moa (genus Dinornithidae, extinct bird of New Zealand)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for moa is 恐鸟 (kǒng niǎo), defined as: monstrous bird; moa (genus Dinornithidae, extinct bird of New Zealand).
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 恐鸟.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恐怖 | kǒng bù | terrible; frightful |
| 恐惧 (恐懼) | kǒng jù | fear; dread; to fear; to dread |
| 恐怕 | kǒng pà | fear; to dread |
| 恐怖主义 (恐怖主義) | kǒng bù zhǔ yì | terrorism |
| 反恐 | fǎn kǒng | anti-terrorism; to fight against terrorism |
| 恐慌 | kǒng huāng | panic; panicky |
| 鸟类 (鳥類) | niǎo lèi | birds |
| 小鸟 (小鳥) | xiǎo niǎo | small bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “moa”.
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.