Chinese symbol for “scorpion”
蝎子
xiē zi
Traditional: 蠍子
scorpion
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scorpion is 蝎子 (xiē zi), defined as: scorpion.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “scorpion”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蝎 (蠍) | xiē | (bound form) scorpion |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蝎子.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天蝎 (天蠍) | tiān xiē | Scorpio (constellation) |
| 蛇蝎 (蛇蠍) | shé xiē | (fig.) malevolent; treacherous |
| 蛇蝎美人 (蛇蠍美人) | shé xiē měi rén | beautiful but dangerous woman; femme fatale |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
| 妻子 | qī zǐ | wife and children |
| 样子 (樣子) | yàng zi | appearance; manner |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scorpion”.
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.