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Chinese symbol for “spider”

蜘蛛
zhī zhū
spider

The closest CC-CEDICT match for spider is 蜘蛛 (zhī zhū), defined as: spider.

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

蜘 zhī
spider
radical 142 ⾍ · 14 strokes
蛛 zhū
spider
radical 142 ⾍ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “spider”

WordPinyinMeaning
蛛zhū(bound form) spider
蛛蛛zhū zhu(coll.) spider
蝃蝥zhuō máospider (old)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蜘蛛.

WordPinyinMeaning
红蜘蛛 (紅蜘蛛)hóng zhī zhūspider mite
蜘蛛人zhī zhū rén(coll.) rope access technician; industrial climber; (esp.) high-rise window washer
蜘蛛网 (蜘蛛網)zhī zhū wǎngcobweb; spider web
盲蜘蛛máng zhī zhūharvestman (arachnid of the order Opiliones)
红背蜘蛛 (紅背蜘蛛)hóng bèi zhī zhūredback spider
蛛丝马迹 (蛛絲馬跡)zhū sī mǎ jìlit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret)
蛛网 (蛛網)zhū wǎngspider web; cobweb

See also: Japanese symbol for “spider”.

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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