Chinese symbol for “stork”
鹳
guàn
Traditional: 鸛
crane; stork
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stork is 鹳 (guàn), defined as: crane; stork.
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 “stork”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雚 | guàn | (archaic) stork; heron |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鹳.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白鹳 (白鸛) | bái guàn | (bird species of China) white stork (Ciconia ciconia) |
| 黑鹳 (黑鸛) | hēi guàn | (bird species of China) black stork (Ciconia nigra) |
| 秃鹳 (禿鸛) | tū guàn | (bird species of China) lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) |
| 大红鹳 (大紅鸛) | dà hóng guàn | (bird species of China) greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) |
| 彩鹳 (彩鸛) | cǎi guàn | (bird species of China) painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) |
| 东方白鹳 (東方白鸛) | dōng fāng bái guàn | (bird species of China) oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “stork”.
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.