Chinese symbol for “plover”
鸻
héng
Traditional: 鴴
plover
The closest CC-CEDICT match for plover is 鸻 (héng), defined as: plover.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “plover”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鸻.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 剑鸻 (劍鴴) | jiàn héng | (bird species of China) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| 大石鸻 (大石鴴) | dà shí héng | (bird species of China) great stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris) |
| 小嘴鸻 (小嘴鴴) | xiǎo zuǐ héng | (bird species of China) Eurasian dotterel (Eudromias morinellus) |
| 普通燕鸻 (普通燕鴴) | pǔ tōng yàn héng | (bird species of China) oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) |
| 东方鸻 (東方鴴) | dōng fāng héng | (bird species of China) oriental plover (Anarhynchus veredus) |
| 欧石鸻 (歐石鴴) | ōu shí héng | (bird species of China) Eurasian stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “plover”.
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.