Chinese symbol for “woodpecker”
啄木鸟
zhuó mù niǎo
Traditional: 啄木鳥
woodpecker
The closest CC-CEDICT match for woodpecker is 啄木鸟 (zhuó mù niǎo), defined as: woodpecker.
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 “woodpecker”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 䴕 (鴷) | liè | woodpecker |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 啄木鸟.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 啄食 | zhuó shí | (of a bird) to peck at food |
| 剥啄 (剝啄) | bō zhuó | (onom.) tap (on a door or window) |
| 啄羊鹦鹉 (啄羊鸚鵡) | zhuó yáng yīng wǔ | kea (Nestor notabilis) |
| 啄花鸟 (啄花鳥) | zhuó huā niǎo | flowerpecker (any bird of the family Dicaeidae) |
| 栗啄木鸟 (栗啄木鳥) | lì zhuó mù niǎo | (bird species of China) rufous woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) |
| 木材 | mù cái | wood |
| 树木 (樹木) | shù mù | tree |
| 木头 (木頭) | mù tou | wood; log (块 (kuài),根 (gēn)); (fig.) blockhead; dolt |
| 鸟类 (鳥類) | niǎo lèi | birds |
See also: Japanese symbol for “woodpecker”.
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.