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Chinese symbol for “piranha”

食人鱼
shí rén yú
Traditional: 食人魚
piranha

The closest CC-CEDICT match for piranha is 食人鱼 (shí rén yú), defined as: piranha.

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

食 shí
food; to eat
radical 184 ⾷ · 9 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes
鱼 yú
fish
radical 195 ⿂ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “piranha”

WordPinyinMeaning
水虎鱼 (水虎魚)shuǐ hǔ yúpiranha (fish)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 食人鱼.

WordPinyinMeaning
食品shí pǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions
食物shí wùfood
粮食 (糧食)liáng shifoodstuff; cereals
美食měi shículinary delicacy; fine food
饮食 (飲食)yǐn shíeating and drinking; food and drink; diet
食用shí yòngto eat; to consume; edible
人民rén mínthe people
人们 (人們)rén menpeople
鱼类 (魚類)yú lèifishes

See also: Japanese symbol for “piranha”.

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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