Chinese symbol for “rooster”
雄鸡
xióng jī
Traditional: 雄雞
rooster
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rooster is 雄鸡 (xióng jī), defined as: rooster.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “rooster”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 叫鸡 (叫雞) | jiào jī | rooster; cock |
| 公鸡 (公雞) | gōng jī | cock; rooster |
| 鸡公 (雞公) | jī gōng | (dialect) rooster; cock |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 雄鸡.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 英雄 | yīng xióng | hero; 个 (gè) |
| 雄厚 | xióng hòu | substantial; robust; ample; abundant |
| 雄性 | xióng xìng | male |
| 雄心 | xióng xīn | great ambition; lofty aspiration |
| 雄伟 (雄偉) | xióng wěi | grand; imposing |
| 雄风 (雄風) | xióng fēng | vigor; virility |
| 鸡巴 (雞巴) | jī ba | dick; penis (vulgar) |
| 鸡蛋 (雞蛋) | jī dàn | (chicken) egg; hen's egg |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rooster”.
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.