Chinese symbol for “starling”
椋鸟
liáng niǎo
Traditional: 椋鳥
starling; gray starling (Sturnus cineraceus)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for starling is 椋鸟 (liáng niǎo), defined as: starling; gray starling (Sturnus cineraceus).
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 椋鸟.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 北椋鸟 (北椋鳥) | běi liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) Daurian starling; purple-backed starling (Agropsar sturninus) |
| 斑椋鸟 (斑椋鳥) | bān liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) Indian pied myna (Gracupica contra) |
| 斑翅椋鸟 (斑翅椋鳥) | bān chì liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) spot-winged starling (Saroglossa spilopterus) |
| 灰椋鸟 (灰椋鳥) | huī liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) white-cheeked starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) |
| 灰背椋鸟 (灰背椋鳥) | huī bèi liáng niǎo | (bird species of China) white-shouldered starling (Sturnia sinensis) |
| 鸟类 (鳥類) | niǎo lèi | birds |
| 小鸟 (小鳥) | xiǎo niǎo | small bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) |
| 鸟儿 (鳥兒) | niǎo r | bird |
See also: Japanese symbol for “starling”.
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.