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Chinese symbol for “weevil”

象鼻虫
xiàng bí chóng
Traditional: 象鼻蟲
weevil; snout beetle

The closest CC-CEDICT match for weevil is 象鼻虫 (xiàng bí chóng), defined as: weevil; snout beetle.

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

象 xiàng
elephant; ivory; figure, image
radical 152 ⾗ · 12 strokes
鼻 bí
nose; first
radical 209 ⿐ · 14 strokes
虫 chóng
insect, worm; mollusk
radical 142 ⾍ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “weevil”

WordPinyinMeaning
象甲xiàng jiǎweevil; snout beetle
象虫 (象蟲)xiàng chóngweevil; snout beetle

Related words

Other words that share a character with 象鼻虫.

WordPinyinMeaning
现象 (現象)xiàn xiàngphenomenon; 个 (gè),种 (zhǒng)
对象 (對象)duì xiàngtarget; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
形象xíng xiàngimage; form
想象xiǎng xiàngto imagine; to envision; imagination
印象yìn xiàngimpression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory
象征 (象徵)xiàng zhēngsymbol; emblem; to symbolize; to signify; to represent
鼻子bí zinose; 个 (gè),只 (zhī)
鼻孔bí kǒngnostril; 只 (zhī)
昆虫 (昆蟲)kūn chónginsect; 只 (zhī),群 (qún),堆 (duī)

See also: Japanese symbol for “weevil”.

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.