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Chinese symbol for “sardine”

沙丁鱼
shā dīng yú
Traditional: 沙丁魚
sardine (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sardine is 沙丁鱼 (shā dīng yú), defined as: sardine (loanword).

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

沙 shā
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes
丁 dīng
male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
radical 1 ⼀ · 2 strokes
鱼 yú
fish
radical 195 ⿂ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sardine”

WordPinyinMeaning
鳁 (鰮)wēnsardine

Related words

Other words that share a character with 沙丁鱼.

WordPinyinMeaning
沙漠shā mòdesert; 个 (gè)
金沙jīn shāgold dust; salted egg yolk sauce
沙发 (沙發)shā fā(loanword) sofa (条 (tiáo),张 (zhāng)); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
沙滩 (沙灘)shā tānbeach; sandy shore
沙龙 (沙龍)shā lóngsalon (loanword)
沙皇shā huángczar (loanword)
拉丁lā dīngLatin; (in former times) to press-gang
布丁bù dīngpudding (loanword)
鱼类 (魚類)yú lèifishes

See also: Japanese symbol for “sardine”.

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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