Chinese symbol for “whale”
鲸
jīng
Traditional: 鯨
whale
The closest CC-CEDICT match for whale is 鲸 (jīng), defined as: whale.
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 “whale”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鲸.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鲸鱼 (鯨魚) | jīng yú | whale; 条 (tiáo) |
| 捕鲸 (捕鯨) | bǔ jīng | to whale; to hunt whales |
| 蓝鲸 (藍鯨) | lán jīng | blue whale |
| 虎鲸 (虎鯨) | hǔ jīng | orca; killer whale (Orcinus orca) |
| 白鲸 (白鯨) | bái jīng | beluga whale |
| 捕鲸船 (捕鯨船) | bǔ jīng chuán | whaler; whaling vessel |
See also: Japanese symbol for “whale”.
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.