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Chinese symbol for “penguin”

企鹅
qǐ é
Traditional: 企鵝
penguin

The closest CC-CEDICT match for penguin is 企鹅 (qǐ é), defined as: penguin.

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

企 qǐ
to plan a project; to stand on tiptoe
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
鹅 é
goose
radical 196 ⿃ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 企鹅.

WordPinyinMeaning
企业 (企業)qǐ yècompany; firm; enterprise; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā)
企图 (企圖)qǐ túto attempt; to try
企业家 (企業家)qǐ yè jiāentrepreneur
中小企业 (中小企業)zhōng xiǎo qǐ yèsmall and medium enterprise
国企 (國企)guó qǐstate-owned enterprise; (Tw) international business management (as a subject of study) (abbr. for 国际企业管理 (guó jì qǐ yè guǎn lǐ))
天鹅 (天鵝)tiān éswan
天鹅绒 (天鵝絨)tiān é róngvelvet; swan's down
黑天鹅 (黑天鵝)hēi tiān éblack swan

See also: Japanese symbol for “penguin”.

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.