Chinese symbol for “tarantula”
捕鸟蛛
bǔ niǎo zhū
Traditional: 捕鳥蛛
tarantula
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tarantula is 捕鸟蛛 (bǔ niǎo zhū), defined as: tarantula.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 捕鸟蛛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逮捕 | dài bǔ | to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody; Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3] |
| 被捕 | bèi bǔ | to be arrested; under arrest |
| 捕鱼 (捕魚) | bǔ yú | to catch fish; to fish |
| 拘捕 | jū bǔ | to arrest |
| 捕捉 | bǔ zhuō | to catch; to seize; to capture |
| 追捕 | zhuī bǔ | to pursue; to be after |
| 鸟类 (鳥類) | niǎo lèi | birds |
| 小鸟 (小鳥) | xiǎo niǎo | small bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) |
| 蜘蛛 | zhī zhū | spider |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tarantula”.
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.