Chinese symbol for “orangutan”
猩猩
xīng xing
orangutan; (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin
The closest CC-CEDICT match for orangutan is 猩猩 (xīng xing), defined as: orangutan; (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin.
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 猩猩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大猩猩 | dà xīng xing | gorilla |
| 黑猩猩 | hēi xīng xing | common chimpanzee |
| 猩红热 (猩紅熱) | xīng hóng rè | scarlet fever |
| 猩红 (猩紅) | xīng hóng | scarlet |
| 猩红色 (猩紅色) | xīng hóng sè | scarlet (color) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “orangutan”.
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.