Chinese symbol for “squid”
鱿鱼
yóu yú
Traditional: 魷魚
squid
The closest CC-CEDICT match for squid is 鱿鱼 (yóu yú), defined as: squid.
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
Other Chinese words for “squid”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鱿鱼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 炒鱿鱼 (炒魷魚) | chǎo yóu yú | (coll.) to fire sb; to sack sb |
| 法克鱿 (法克魷) | fǎ kè yóu | (Internet slang) (loanword) fuck you |
| 鱿钓 (魷釣) | yóu diào | squid fishing (typically using lights at night to attract them) |
| 鱼类 (魚類) | yú lèi | fishes |
| 鲨鱼 (鯊魚) | shā yú | shark |
| 钓鱼 (釣魚) | diào yú | to fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap |
| 捕鱼 (捕魚) | bǔ yú | to catch fish; to fish |
| 鱼雷 (魚雷) | yú léi | torpedo |
See also: Japanese symbol for “squid”.
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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