Chinese symbol for “adorable”
可爱
kě ài
Traditional: 可愛
adorable; cute; lovely
The closest CC-CEDICT match for adorable is 可爱 (kě ài), defined as: adorable; cute; lovely.
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 “adorable”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 憨态可掬 (憨態可掬) | hān tài kě jū | (of pandas, ducklings etc) adorable; cute |
| 萌萌哒 (萌萌噠) | méng méng dā | (Internet slang) adorable; cute |
| 萌 | méng | (bound form) to sprout; to bud; (coll.) cute; adorable (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 萌え "moe", affection for an anime or manga character) |
| 卡哇伊 | kǎ wā yī | cute; adorable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 可爱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen); possible |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 不可 | bù kě | cannot; should not; must not |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful; dreadful |
| 爱情 (愛情) | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn) |
| 爱国 (愛國) | ài guó | to love one's country; patriotic |
| 喜爱 (喜愛) | xǐ ài | to like; to love |
See also: Japanese symbol for “adorable”.
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.