Chinese symbol for “tadpole”

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tadpole is 蝌蚪 (kē dǒu), defined as: tadpole; 只 (zhī),条 (tiáo).

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

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See also: Japanese symbol for “tadpole”.

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.