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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

Related words

Other words that share a character with 知更鸟.

WordPinyinMeaning
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
知识 (知識)zhī shiknowledge; 门 (mén)
通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform
不知bù zhīnot to know; unaware
知名zhī míngwell-known; famous
得知dé zhīto find out; to learn of
更加gèng jiāmore (than sth else); even more
更新gēng xīnto replace the old with new; to renew
鸟类 (鳥類)niǎo lèibirds

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.

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