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Chinese symbol for “moose”

驼鹿
tuó lù
Traditional: 駝鹿
moose (Alces alces)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for moose is 驼鹿 (tuó lù), defined as: moose (Alces alces).

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

驼 tuó
camel; humpback; to carry on one's back
radical 187 ⾺ · 8 strokes
鹿 lù
deer; surname
radical 198 ⿅ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “moose”

WordPinyinMeaning
麋mímoose; river bank
大鹿dà lùmoose
堪达罕 (堪達罕)kān dá hǎn(dialect) moose (loanword via Manchu)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 驼鹿.

WordPinyinMeaning
骆驼 (駱駝)luò tuocamel (CL:峰 (fēng),匹 (pǐ),头 (tóu)); (coll.) blockhead; ninny
驼峰 (駝峰)tuó fēnghump of a camel; hump (in a railroad hump yard)
驼背 (駝背)tuó bèihunchbacked; stooping
羊驼 (羊駝)yáng tuóalpaca
驼色 (駝色)tuó sècamel (color)
鹿角lù jiǎoantler; deer horn
长颈鹿 (長頸鹿)cháng jǐng lùgiraffe; 只 (zhī)
驯鹿 (馴鹿)xùn lùreindeer

See also: Japanese symbol for “moose”.

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.