Chinese symbol for “peacock”
孔雀
kǒng què
peafowl; peacock
The closest CC-CEDICT match for peacock is 孔雀 (kǒng què), defined as: peafowl; peacock.
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 孔雀.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面孔 | miàn kǒng | face |
| 脸孔 (臉孔) | liǎn kǒng | face |
| 瞳孔 | tóng kǒng | pupil (of the eye) |
| 穿孔 | chuān kǒng | to punch a hole; to perforate; (medicine) perforation |
| 毛孔 | máo kǒng | pore |
| 麻雀 | má què | sparrow; (dialect) mahjong |
| 朱雀 | zhū què | rosefinch (genus Carpodacus) |
| 雀斑 | què bān | freckles |
See also: Japanese symbol for “peacock”.
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.