Chinese symbol for “panda”
熊猫
xióng māo
Traditional: 熊貓
panda; 只 (zhī)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for panda is 熊猫 (xióng māo), defined as: panda; 只 (zhī).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 熊猫.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大熊猫 (大熊貓) | dà xióng māo | giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) |
| 北极熊 (北極熊) | běi jí xióng | polar bear |
| 熊熊 | xióng xióng | raging; flaming |
| 黑熊 | hēi xióng | Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) |
| 浣熊 | huàn xióng | raccoon (Procyon lotor) |
| 猫咪 (貓咪) | māo mī | kitty (affectionate term for a cat) |
| 小猫 (小貓) | xiǎo māo | kitten |
| 猫头鹰 (貓頭鷹) | māo tóu yīng | owl |
See also: Japanese symbol for “panda”.
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.