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Chinese symbol for “talon”

利爪
lì zhǎo
sharp claw; talon

The closest CC-CEDICT match for talon is 利爪 (lì zhǎo), defined as: sharp claw; talon.

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

利 lì
gains, advantage, profit, merit
radical 18 ⼑ · 7 strokes
爪 zhǎo
claws, nails, talons
radical 87 ⽖ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 利爪.

WordPinyinMeaning
利用lì yòngto exploit; to make use of
权利 (權利)quán lìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth
利益lì yìbenefit; (in sb's) interest
胜利 (勝利)shèng lìvictory; 个 (gè)
福利fú lìbenefit (provided by an employer or organization); (social) welfare
顺利 (順利)shùn lìsmoothly; without a hitch
爪子zhuǎ zi(animal's) claw
爪牙zhǎo yápawn; lackey

See also: Japanese symbol for “talon”.

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.

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