Chinese symbol for “swan”
天鹅
tiān é
Traditional: 天鵝
swan
The closest CC-CEDICT match for swan is 天鹅 (tiān é), defined as: swan.
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 “swan”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鹄 (鵠) | hú | swan |
| 鸿鹄 (鴻鵠) | hóng hú | swan; person with noble aspirations |
| 白鹄 (白鵠) | bái hú | (white) swan |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 天鹅.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today; the present time; now |
| 每天 | měi tiān | every day |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 几天 (幾天) | jǐ tiān | several days |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 天下 | tiān xià | land under heaven; the whole world |
| 企鹅 (企鵝) | qǐ é | penguin |
| 天鹅绒 (天鵝絨) | tiān é róng | velvet; swan's down |
See also: Japanese symbol for “swan”.
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.