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Chinese symbol for “vampire”

吸血鬼
xī xuè guǐ
leech; bloodsucking vermin; vampire (translated European notion); fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vampire is 吸血鬼 (xī xuè guǐ), defined as: leech; bloodsucking vermin; vampire (translated European notion); fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers.

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

吸 xī
to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
血 xuè
blood
radical 143 ⾎ · 6 strokes
鬼 guǐ
ghost; demon; sly, mischievous
radical 194 ⿁ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 吸血鬼.

WordPinyinMeaning
吸引xī yǐnto attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
吸收xī shōuto absorb; to assimilate
呼吸hū xīto breathe
吸引力xī yǐn lìattractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal
吸烟 (吸煙)xī yānto smoke
血液xuè yèblood; (fig.) lifeblood
血腥xuè xīngreeking of blood; bloody (events)
流血liú xuèto bleed; to shed blood
魔鬼mó guǐdevil

See also: Japanese symbol for “vampire”.

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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