Chinese symbol for “sandpiper”
鹬
yù
Traditional: 鷸
common snipe; sandpiper
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sandpiper is 鹬 (yù), defined as: common snipe; sandpiper.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鹬.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鹬蚌相争 (鷸蚌相爭) | yù bàng xiāng zhēng | abbr. for 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利|鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利[yu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1 , yu2 weng1 de2 li4] |
| 鹬鸵 (鷸鴕) | yù tuó | kiwi (bird) |
| 鹮嘴鹬 (䴉嘴鷸) | huán zuǐ yù | (bird species of China) ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) |
| 三趾滨鹬 (三趾濱鷸) | sān zhǐ bīn yù | (bird species of China) sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| 丘鹬 (丘鷸) | qiū yù | (bird species of China) Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| 中杓鹬 (中杓鷸) | zhōng sháo yù | (bird species of China) Eurasian whimbrel; common whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sandpiper”.
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.