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Chinese symbol for “nose”

鼻子
bí zi
nose; 个 (gè),只 (zhī)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nose is 鼻子 (bí zi), defined as: nose; 个 (gè),只 (zhī).

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

鼻 bí
nose; first
radical 209 ⿐ · 14 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “nose”

WordPinyinMeaning
鼻bínose
嗅xiùto smell; to sniff
鼻头 (鼻頭)bí tóutip of the nose; (dialect) nose

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鼻子.

WordPinyinMeaning
鼻孔bí kǒngnostril; 只 (zhī)
鼻涕bí tìnasal mucus; snivel; snot
鼻炎bí yánrhinitis
鼻祖bí zǔthe earliest ancestor; originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc)
鼻腔bí qiāngnasal cavity
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “nose”.

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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