Chinese symbol for “robin”

知更鸟

zhī gēng niǎo

Traditional: 知更鳥

redbreast; robin

The closest CC-CEDICT match for robin is 知更鸟 (zhī gēng niǎo), defined as: redbreast; robin.

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

知 zhī

to know, to perceive, to comprehend

radical 111 ⽮ · 8 strokes

更 gēng

more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify

radical 73 ⽈ · 7 strokes

鸟 niǎo

bird

radical 196 ⿃ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

鳥 niǎo

Related words

Other words that share a character with 知更鸟.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
知道	zhī dào	to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
知识 (知識)	zhī shi	knowledge; 门 (mén)
通知	tōng zhī	to notify; to inform
不知	bù zhī	not to know; unaware
知名	zhī míng	well-known; famous
得知	dé zhī	to find out; to learn of
更加	gèng jiā	more (than sth else); even more
更新	gēng xīn	to replace the old with new; to renew
鸟类 (鳥類)	niǎo lèi	birds

See also: Japanese symbol for “robin”.

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.