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Chinese symbol for “vixen”

狐狸精
hú li jīng
fox-spirit; vixen; witch; enchantress

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vixen is 狐狸精 (hú li jīng), defined as: fox-spirit; vixen; witch; enchantress.

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

狐 hú
fox
radical 94 ⽝ · 8 strokes
狸 li
fox
radical 94 ⽝ · 10 strokes
精 jīng
essence, germ, spirit
radical 119 ⽶ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “vixen”

WordPinyinMeaning
泼妇 (潑婦)pō fùshrew; vixen
母老虎mǔ lǎo hǔtigress; (fig.) fierce woman
母夜叉mǔ yè chāwitch; shrew

Related words

Other words that share a character with 狐狸精.

WordPinyinMeaning
狐狸hú lifox; (fig.) sly or crafty person
火狐huǒ húred panda (Ailurus fulgens); red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
九尾狐jiǔ wěi húnine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
狐猴hú hóulemur
狐臭hú chòubody odor; bromhidrosis
狸猫 (狸貓)lí māoleopard cat; (literary) various small wild mammals (including raccoon dog, civet, wildcat)
海狸hǎi líbeaver
狸子lí zileopard cat
精神jīng shénspirit; mind

See also: Japanese symbol for “vixen”.

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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