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Chinese symbol for “wolverine”

貂熊
diāo xióng
wolverine (Gulo gulo)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for wolverine is 貂熊 (diāo xióng), defined as: wolverine (Gulo gulo).

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

貂 diāo
sable, mink, marten
radical 153 ⾘ · 12 strokes
熊 xióng
a bear; brilliant; surname
radical 86 ⽕ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 貂熊.

WordPinyinMeaning
貂皮diāo pímink fur
水貂shuǐ diāomink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
紫貂zǐ diāosable (Martes zibellina)
黑貂hēi diāosable (Martes zibellina)
狗尾续貂 (狗尾續貂)gǒu wěi xù diāolit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom); fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
黄貂鱼 (黃貂魚)huáng diāo yústingray
熊猫 (熊貓)xióng māopanda; 只 (zhī)
大熊猫 (大熊貓)dà xióng māogiant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

See also: Japanese symbol for “wolverine”.

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.