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Chinese symbol for “scarab”

金龟子
jīn guī zǐ
Traditional: 金龜子
scarab

The closest CC-CEDICT match for scarab is 金龟子 (jīn guī zǐ), defined as: scarab.

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

金 jīn
gold, metal; money
radical 167 ⾦ · 8 strokes
龟 guī
turtle, tortoise; cuckold
radical 213 ⿔ · 7 strokes
子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 金龟子.

WordPinyinMeaning
资金 (資金)zī jīnfunds; capital
金融jīn róngbanking; finance
基金jī jīnfund
黄金 (黃金)huáng jīngold; golden (opportunity)
金额 (金額)jīn ésum of money; amount of money
金属 (金屬)jīn shǔmetal; 种 (zhǒng)
乌龟 (烏龜)wū guītortoise; cuckold
海龟 (海龜)hǎi guīturtle; Internet slang for 海归 (hǎi guī)
孩子hái zichild

See also: Japanese symbol for “scarab”.

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.