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Chinese symbol for “pupa”

蛹
yǒng
pupa

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pupa is 蛹 (yǒng), defined as: pupa.

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

蛹 yǒng
pupa, chrysalis
radical 142 ⾍ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “pupa”

WordPinyinMeaning
虫蛹 (蟲蛹)chóng yǒngpupa

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蛹.

WordPinyinMeaning
蚕蛹 (蠶蛹)cán yǒngsilkworm chrysalis; silkworm pupa
蜂蛹fēng yǒngbee pupa
化蛹huà yǒngto pupate; to turn into a chrysalis
成蛹chéng yǒngto pupate; to become a chrysalis
破蛹pò yǒngto emerge from a pupa (of a butterfly etc)
虫蛹 (蟲蛹)chóng yǒngpupa

See also: Japanese symbol for “pupa”.

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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