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Chinese symbol for “pigeon”

鸽子
gē zi
Traditional: 鴿子
pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pigeon is 鸽子 (gē zi), defined as: pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae.

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

鸽 gē
pigeon, dove; Columba species (various)
radical 196 ⿃ · 11 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “pigeon”

WordPinyinMeaning
鸽 (鴿)gēpigeon; dove
鹁鸽 (鵓鴿)bó gēpigeon

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鸽子.

WordPinyinMeaning
信鸽 (信鴿)xìn gēhoming pigeon; carrier pigeon
鸽派 (鴿派)gē pàidove faction (opposite: 鹰派 (yīng pài), hawks); peace party
和平鸽 (和平鴿)hé píng gēdove of peace
雏鸽 (雛鴿)chú gēsquab; nestling pigeon
放鸽子 (放鴿子)fàng gē zito stand sb up; to bail on sb
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “pigeon”.

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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