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Chinese symbol for “primate”

灵长类
líng zhǎng lèi
Traditional: 靈長類
primate (monkey, hominid etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for primate is 灵长类 (líng zhǎng lèi), defined as: primate (monkey, hominid etc).

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

灵 líng
spirit, soul; spiritual world
radical 86 ⽕ · 7 strokes
长 zhǎng
long, lasting; to excel in
radical 168 ⾧ · 4 strokes
类 lèi
category, class, group, kind; similar to; to resemble
radical 119 ⽶ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “primate”

WordPinyinMeaning
灵长 (靈長)líng zhǎngprimate (monkey, hominid etc)
大主教dà zhǔ jiàoarchbishop; primate (of a church)
总主教 (總主教)zǒng zhǔ jiàoarchbishop; primate (of a church)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 灵长类.

WordPinyinMeaning
灵魂 (靈魂)líng húnsoul; spirit
心灵 (心靈)xīn língbright; smart
灵活 (靈活)líng huóflexible; nimble
精灵 (精靈)jīng língspirit; fairy
灵感 (靈感)líng gǎncreative inspiration
幽灵 (幽靈)yōu língspecter; apparition
增长 (增長)zēng zhǎngto grow; to increase
长期 (長期)cháng qīlong-term; for a protracted period
人类 (人類)rén lèihumanity; human race

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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