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Chinese symbol for “weasel”

鼬鼠
yòu shǔ
weasel

The closest CC-CEDICT match for weasel is 鼬鼠 (yòu shǔ), defined as: weasel.

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

鼬 yòu
weasel, mustela itatis
radical 208 ⿏ · 18 strokes
鼠 shǔ
rat, mouse
radical 208 ⿏ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “weasel”

WordPinyinMeaning
伶鼬líng yòuweasel; Mustela nivalis (zoology)
青鼬qīng yòuweasel; Martes flavigula (zoology)
鼬yòu(zoology) weasel
鼪shēngstoat; weasel

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鼬鼠.

WordPinyinMeaning
臭鼬chòu yòuskunk
黄鼬 (黃鼬)huáng yòuSiberian weasel (Mustela sibirica)
鼬獾yòu huānferret badger
伶鼬líng yòuweasel; Mustela nivalis (zoology)
艾鼬ài yòusteppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii)
老鼠lǎo shǔrat; mouse (只 (zhī))
鼠标 (鼠標)shǔ biāo(computing) mouse
松鼠sōng shǔsquirrel

See also: Japanese symbol for “weasel”.

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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