Chinese symbol for “mummy”
木乃伊
mù nǎi yī
(loanword) mummy (preserved corpse)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mummy is 木乃伊 (mù nǎi yī), defined as: (loanword) mummy (preserved corpse).
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 木乃伊.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 木材 | mù cái | wood |
| 树木 (樹木) | shù mù | tree |
| 木头 (木頭) | mù tou | wood; log (块 (kuài),根 (gēn)); (fig.) blockhead; dolt |
| 麻木 | má mù | numb; insensitive |
| 木板 | mù bǎn | slab; board |
| 木偶 | mù ǒu | puppet |
| 乃至 | nǎi zhì | and even; to go so far as to |
| 乃是 | nǎi shì | equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì) |
| 伊始 | yī shǐ | outset; beginning |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mummy”.
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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