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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

捕 bǔ
to arrest, to catch, to seize
radical 64 ⼿ · 10 strokes
鸟 niǎo
bird
radical 196 ⿃ · 5 strokes
蛛 zhū
spider
radical 142 ⾍ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 捕鸟蛛.

WordPinyinMeaning
逮捕dài bǔto arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody; Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3]
被捕bèi bǔto be arrested; under arrest
捕鱼 (捕魚)bǔ yúto catch fish; to fish
拘捕jū bǔto arrest
捕捉bǔ zhuōto catch; to seize; to capture
追捕zhuī bǔto pursue; to be after
鸟类 (鳥類)niǎo lèibirds
小鸟 (小鳥)xiǎo niǎosmall bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick)
蜘蛛zhī zhūspider

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.

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