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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

触 chù
to butt, to gore, to ram; to touch
radical 148 ⾓ · 13 strokes
须 xū
beard; must; necessary
radical 181 ⾴ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 触须.

WordPinyinMeaning
接触 (接觸)jiē chùto touch; to contact
触及 (觸及)chù jíto touch (physically, one's feelings etc); to touch on (a topic)
触动 (觸動)chù dòngto touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions)
触发 (觸發)chù fāto trigger; to spark
抵触 (抵觸)dǐ chùto conflict; to contradict
触犯 (觸犯)chù fànto violate; to offend
必须 (必須)bì xūmust; to have to
无须 (無須)wú xūneed 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.

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