Chinese symbol for “unicorn”
独角兽
dú jiǎo shòu
Traditional: 獨角獸
unicorn
The closest CC-CEDICT match for unicorn is 独角兽 (dú jiǎo shòu), defined as: unicorn.
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 “unicorn”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 廌 | zhì | unicorn |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 独角兽.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 独立 (獨立) | dú lì | independent; independence |
| 独特 (獨特) | dú tè | unique; distinctive |
| 单独 (單獨) | dān dú | alone; by oneself |
| 独自 (獨自) | dú zì | alone |
| 孤独 (孤獨) | gū dú | lonely; solitary |
| 独裁 (獨裁) | dú cái | dictatorship |
| 角色 | jué sè | role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4] |
| 角度 | jiǎo dù | angle; (fig.) point of view |
| 野兽 (野獸) | yě shòu | beast; wild animal |
See also: Japanese symbol for “unicorn”.
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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