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Chinese symbol for “tuna”

金枪鱼
jīn qiāng yú
Traditional: 金槍魚
tuna

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tuna is 金枪鱼 (jīn qiāng yú), defined as: tuna.

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

金 jīn
gold, metal; money
radical 167 ⾦ · 8 strokes
枪 qiāng
gun, rife; lance, spear
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes
鱼 yú
fish
radical 195 ⿂ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tuna”

WordPinyinMeaning
吞拿鱼 (吞拿魚)tūn ná yú(loanword) tuna
鲔鱼 (鮪魚)wěi yú(Tw) tuna

Related words

Other words that share a character with 金枪鱼.

WordPinyinMeaning
资金 (資金)zī jīnfunds; capital
金融jīn róngbanking; finance
基金jī jīnfund
黄金 (黃金)huáng jīngold; golden (opportunity)
金额 (金額)jīn ésum of money; amount of money
金属 (金屬)jīn shǔmetal; 种 (zhǒng)
开枪 (開槍)kāi qiāngto open fire; to shoot a gun
手枪 (手槍)shǒu qiāngpistol; measure word: 把 (bǎ)
鱼类 (魚類)yú lèifishes

See also: Japanese symbol for “tuna”.

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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