Chinese symbol for “tentacles”
触须
chù xū
Traditional: 觸鬚
tentacles; feelers; antennae
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tentacles is 触须 (chù xū), defined as: tentacles; feelers; antennae.
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 触须.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 接触 (接觸) | jiē chù | to touch; to contact |
| 触及 (觸及) | chù jí | to touch (physically, one's feelings etc); to touch on (a topic) |
| 触动 (觸動) | chù dòng | to touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions) |
| 触发 (觸發) | chù fā | to trigger; to spark |
| 抵触 (抵觸) | dǐ chù | to conflict; to contradict |
| 触犯 (觸犯) | chù fàn | to violate; to offend |
| 必须 (必須) | bì xū | must; to have to |
| 无须 (無須) | wú xū | need not; not obliged to |
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.