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Chinese symbol for “peck”

啄
zhuó
to peck

The closest CC-CEDICT match for peck is 啄 (zhuó), defined as: to peck.

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

啄 zhuó
to peck
radical 30 ⼝ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “peck”

WordPinyinMeaning
斗dǒudry measure for grain equal to ten 升 (shēng) or one-tenth of a 石 (dàn); decaliter
鹐 (鵮)qiān(of a bird) to peck; (fig.) to ridicule (sb)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 啄.

WordPinyinMeaning
啄木鸟 (啄木鳥)zhuó mù niǎowoodpecker
啄食zhuó shí(of a bird) to peck at food
剥啄 (剝啄)bō zhuó(onom.) tap (on a door or window)
啄羊鹦鹉 (啄羊鸚鵡)zhuó yáng yīng wǔkea (Nestor notabilis)
啄花鸟 (啄花鳥)zhuó huā niǎoflowerpecker (any bird of the family Dicaeidae)
栗啄木鸟 (栗啄木鳥)lì zhuó mù niǎo(bird species of China) rufous woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus)

See also: Japanese symbol for “peck”.

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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