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Chinese symbol for “reptile”

爬虫
pá chóng
Traditional: 爬蟲
reptile; (Internet) web crawler

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reptile is 爬虫 (pá chóng), defined as: reptile; (Internet) web crawler.

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

爬 pá
to climb, to scramble; to crawl, to creep
radical 87 ⽖ · 8 strokes
虫 chóng
insect, worm; mollusk
radical 142 ⾍ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “reptile”

WordPinyinMeaning
爬行动物 (爬行動物)pá xíng dòng wùreptile
爬虫动物 (爬蟲動物)pá chóng dòng wùreptile

Related words

Other words that share a character with 爬虫.

WordPinyinMeaning
爬行pá xíngto crawl; to creep
爬山pá shānto go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)
攀爬pān páto climb
爬升pá shēngto rise; to ascend
爬行动物 (爬行動物)pá xíng dòng wùreptile
昆虫 (昆蟲)kūn chónginsect; 只 (zhī),群 (qún),堆 (duī)
杀虫剂 (殺蟲劑)shā chóng jìinsecticide; pesticide
寄生虫 (寄生蟲)jì shēng chóngparasite (biology); (fig.) freeloader

See also: Japanese symbol for “reptile”.

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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