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Chinese symbol for “zebrafish”

斑马鱼
bān mǎ yú
Traditional: 斑馬魚
zebrafish

The closest CC-CEDICT match for zebrafish is 斑马鱼 (bān mǎ yú), defined as: zebrafish.

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

斑 bān
freckled, mottled, spotted, striped
radical 67 ⽂ · 12 strokes
马 mǎ
horse; surname
radical 187 ⾺ · 3 strokes
鱼 yú
fish
radical 195 ⿂ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 斑马鱼.

WordPinyinMeaning
斑点 (斑點)bān diǎnspot; stain
斑马 (斑馬)bān mǎzebra; measure word: 匹 (pǐ)
斑斑bān bānfull of stains or spots
黑斑hēi bāndark spot or blotch on the skin
斑纹 (斑紋)bān wénstripe; streak
雀斑què bānfreckles
马上 (馬上)mǎ shàngat once; right away
马克 (馬克)mǎ kèmark (monetary unit)
鱼类 (魚類)yú lèifishes

See also: Japanese symbol for “zebrafish”.

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.