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Chinese symbol for “papillon”

蝴蝶犬
hú dié quǎn
papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for papillon is 蝴蝶犬 (hú dié quǎn), defined as: papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears).

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

蝴 hú
butterfly
radical 142 ⾍ · 15 strokes
蝶 dié
butterfly
radical 142 ⾍ · 15 strokes
犬 quǎn
dog
radical 94 ⽝ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蝴蝶犬.

WordPinyinMeaning
蝴蝶hú diébutterfly; 只 (zhī)
蝴蝶结 (蝴蝶結)hú dié jiébow; bowknot
蝴蝶效应 (蝴蝶效應)hú dié xiào yìngbutterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
蝴蝶花hú dié huāiris; Iris tectorum
蝴蝶兰 (蝴蝶蘭)hú dié lánmoth orchid (genus Phalaenopsis)
鸳鸯蝴蝶 (鴛鴦蝴蝶)yuān yang hú diéMandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds); derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900
蝶泳dié yǒngbutterfly stroke (swimming)
胡蝶hú diévariant of 蝴蝶 (hú dié)
警犬jǐng quǎnpolice dog

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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