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Chinese symbol for “tilapia”

罗非鱼
luó fēi yú
Traditional: 羅非魚
tilapia

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tilapia is 罗非鱼 (luó fēi yú), defined as: tilapia.

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

罗 luó
gauze, net; to collect, to display
radical 122 ⽹ · 8 strokes
非 fēi
not, negative, non-; to oppose
radical 175 ⾮ · 8 strokes
鱼 yú
fish
radical 195 ⿂ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tilapia”

WordPinyinMeaning
立鱼 (立魚)lì yútilapia
吴郭鱼 (吳郭魚)wú guō yú(Tw) tilapia
鲷鱼 (鯛魚)diāo yúporgy; sea bream (family Sparidae); (Tw) tilapia

Related words

Other words that share a character with 罗非鱼.

WordPinyinMeaning
古罗马 (古羅馬)gǔ Luó mǎancient Rome
普罗 (普羅)pǔ luóproletariat (loanword); abbr. for 普罗列塔利亚 (pǔ luó liè tǎ lì yà)
罗列 (羅列)luó lièto list; to enumerate
罗汉 (羅漢)luó hàn(Buddhism) arhat (abbr. for 阿罗汉 (ā luó hàn))
包罗万象 (包羅萬象)bāo luó wàn xiàngall-embracing; all-inclusive
罗曼史 (羅曼史)luó màn shǐromance (loanword); love affair
非常fēi chángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary
非法fēi fǎillegal
鱼类 (魚類)yú lèifishes

See also: Japanese symbol for “tilapia”.

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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