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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

鲑 guī
salmon; Spheroides vermicularis
radical 195 ⿂ · 14 strokes
鱼 yú
fish
radical 195 ⿂ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “salmon”

WordPinyinMeaning
三文鱼 (三文魚)sān wén yúsalmon (loanword)
鲑 (鮭)guītrout; salmon

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鲑鱼.

WordPinyinMeaning
鱼类 (魚類)yú lèifishes
鲨鱼 (鯊魚)shā yúshark
钓鱼 (釣魚)diào yúto fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap
捕鱼 (捕魚)bǔ yúto catch fish; to fish
鱼雷 (魚雷)yú léitorpedo
鳄鱼 (鱷魚)è yúalligator; 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.

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