Chinese symbol for “whisker”
触毛
chù máo
Traditional: 觸毛
tactile hair; vibrissa; whisker
The closest CC-CEDICT match for whisker is 触毛 (chù máo), defined as: tactile hair; vibrissa; whisker.
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 “whisker”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 触毛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 接触 (接觸) | jiē chù | to touch; to contact |
| 触及 (觸及) | chù jí | to touch (physically, one's feelings etc); to touch on (a topic) |
| 触动 (觸動) | chù dòng | to touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions) |
| 触发 (觸發) | chù fā | to trigger; to spark |
| 抵触 (抵觸) | dǐ chù | to conflict; to contradict |
| 触犯 (觸犯) | chù fàn | to violate; to offend |
| 毛病 | máo bìng | fault; defect |
| 毛巾 | máo jīn | towel; 条 (tiáo) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “whisker”.
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.