Chinese symbol for “salmon”
鲑鱼
guī yú
Traditional: 鮭魚
salmon; trout
The closest CC-CEDICT match for salmon is 鲑鱼 (guī yú), defined as: salmon; trout.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “salmon”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鲑鱼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鱼类 (魚類) | yú lèi | fishes |
| 鲨鱼 (鯊魚) | shā yú | shark |
| 钓鱼 (釣魚) | diào yú | to fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap |
| 捕鱼 (捕魚) | bǔ yú | to catch fish; to fish |
| 鱼雷 (魚雷) | yú léi | torpedo |
| 鳄鱼 (鱷魚) | è yú | alligator; crocodile (条 (tiáo)) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “salmon”.
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.