Chinese symbol for “scaly”
鳞状
lín zhuàng
Traditional: 鱗狀
scaly; squamous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scaly is 鳞状 (lín zhuàng), defined as: scaly; squamous.
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 鳞状.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鳞片 (鱗片) | lín piàn | scale (of fish, reptiles etc) |
| 遍体鳞伤 (遍體鱗傷) | biàn tǐ lín shāng | (idiom) covered all over with cuts and bruises; beaten black and blue |
| 鱼鳞 (魚鱗) | yú lín | fish scales |
| 鳞甲 (鱗甲) | lín jiǎ | scale; plate of armor |
| 鳞翅目 (鱗翅目) | lín chì mù | Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類|蝶类 and moths 蛾類|蛾类) |
| 鳞茎 (鱗莖) | lín jīng | (botany) bulb |
| 状态 (狀態) | zhuàng tài | condition; state; state of affairs |
| 状况 (狀況) | zhuàng kuàng | condition; state; situation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scaly”.
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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