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Chinese symbol for “snipe”

狙击
jū jī
Traditional: 狙擊
to snipe (shoot from hiding)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for snipe is 狙击 (jū jī), defined as: to snipe (shoot from hiding).

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

狙 jū
monkey, ape; to spy, to watch for; to lie in ambush
radical 94 ⽝ · 8 strokes
击 jī
to strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight
radical 17 ⼐ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “snipe”

WordPinyinMeaning
鵻zhuīsnipe; turtle-dove

Related words

Other words that share a character with 狙击.

WordPinyinMeaning
狙击手 (狙擊手)jū jī shǒusniper; marksman
狙刺jū cìto stab from hiding
猵狙piàn jūmythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head
攻击 (攻擊)gōng jīto attack; to accuse
打击 (打擊)dǎ jīto hit; to strike
袭击 (襲擊)xí jīattack (esp. surprise attack); raid
冲击 (沖擊)chōng jīvariant of 冲击 (chōng jī)
射击 (射擊)shè jīto shoot; to fire (a gun)

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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