Chinese symbol for “tail”
尾
wěi
tail; remainder; remnant; extremity
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tail is 尾 (wěi), defined as: tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish.
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
Other Chinese words for “tail”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尾巴 | wěi ba | tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] |
| 跟踪 (跟蹤) | gēn zōng | to follow sb's tracks; to tail |
| 尾子 | wěi zi | tail; end |
| 盯梢 | dīng shāo | to follow sb; to tail |
| 蹑迹 (躡跡) | niè jì | to follow sb's tracks; to tail |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 尾.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尾巴 | wěi ba | tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] |
| 结尾 (結尾) | jié wěi | ending; coda |
| 尾声 (尾聲) | wěi shēng | coda; epilogue |
| 从头到尾 (從頭到尾) | cóng tóu dào wěi | from start to finish; from head to tail |
| 马尾 (馬尾) | mǎ wěi | ponytail (hairstyle); horse's tail |
| 尾随 (尾隨) | wěi suí | to tail behind; to tag along |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tail”.
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.