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
Other Chinese words for “nose”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鼻子.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鼻孔 | bí kǒng | nostril; 只 (zhī) |
| 鼻涕 | bí tì | nasal mucus; snivel; snot |
| 鼻炎 | bí yán | rhinitis |
| 鼻祖 | bí zǔ | the earliest ancestor; originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc) |
| 鼻腔 | bí qiāng | nasal cavity |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; 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.