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Chinese symbol for “sable”

紫貂
zǐ diāo
sable (Martes zibellina)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sable is 紫貂 (zǐ diāo), defined as: sable (Martes zibellina).

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

紫 zǐ
purple, violet; amethyst; surname
radical 120 ⽷ · 12 strokes
貂 diāo
sable, mink, marten
radical 153 ⾘ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sable”

WordPinyinMeaning
黑貂hēi diāosable (Martes zibellina)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 紫貂.

WordPinyinMeaning
紫色zǐ sèpurple; violet (color)
紫外线 (紫外線)zǐ wài xiànultraviolet ray
紫菜zǐ càiedible seaweed of genus Porphyra or genus Pyropia, esp. one used to make dried sheets of nori
紫外zǐ wàiultraviolet (ray)
紫薇zǐ wēicrape myrtle
紫荆 (紫荊)zǐ jīngChinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)
貂皮diāo pímink fur
水貂shuǐ diāomink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)

See also: Japanese symbol for “sable”.

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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