Chinese symbol for “termite”
白蚁
bái yǐ
Traditional: 白蟻
termite; white ant
The closest CC-CEDICT match for termite is 白蚁 (bái yǐ), defined as: termite; white ant.
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
Other Chinese words for “termite”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蛀 | zhù | termite; to bore (of insects) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 白蚁.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable |
| 白色 | bái sè | white; fig. reactionary |
| 白人 | bái rén | white man or woman; Caucasian |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime; during the day |
| 白痴 | bái chī | idiocy; idiot |
| 空白 | kòng bái | blank space |
| 蚂蚁 (螞蟻) | mǎ yǐ | ant |
| 工蚁 (工蟻) | gōng yǐ | worker ant |
See also: Japanese symbol for “termite”.
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.