Chinese symbol for “vulture”
鹫
jiù
Traditional: 鷲
vulture
The closest CC-CEDICT match for vulture is 鹫 (jiù), defined as: vulture.
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 “vulture”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秃鹰 (禿鷹) | tū yīng | vulture; condor |
| 秃鹫 (禿鷲) | tū jiù | vulture; (bird species of China) cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) |
| 兀鹫 (兀鷲) | wù jiù | vulture; (bird species of China) Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) |
| 老雕 (老鵰) | lǎo diāo | vulture |
| 鹫鸟 (鷲鳥) | jiù niǎo | vulture |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鹫.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秃鹫 (禿鷲) | tū jiù | vulture; (bird species of China) cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) |
| 兀鹫 (兀鷲) | wù jiù | vulture; (bird species of China) Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) |
| 狮鹫 (獅鷲) | shī jiù | griffin |
| 海鹫 (海鷲) | hǎi jiù | sea eagle; 只 (zhī) |
| 狗鹫 (狗鷲) | gǒu jiù | royal eagle; 只 (zhī) |
| 白兀鹫 (白兀鷲) | bái wù jiù | (bird species of China) Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “vulture”.
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.