Chinese symbol for “scorpio”
天蝎
tiān xiē
Traditional: 天蠍
Scorpio (constellation)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scorpio is 天蝎 (tiān xiē), defined as: Scorpio (constellation).
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 天蝎.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today; the present time; now |
| 每天 | měi tiān | every day |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 几天 (幾天) | jǐ tiān | several days |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 天下 | tiān xià | land under heaven; the whole world |
| 蝎子 (蠍子) | xiē zi | scorpion |
| 蛇蝎 (蛇蠍) | shé xiē | (fig.) malevolent; treacherous |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scorpio”.
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.