Chinese symbol for “armpit”
腋窝
yè wō
Traditional: 腋窩
armpit
The closest CC-CEDICT match for armpit is 腋窝 (yè wō), defined as: armpit.
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 “armpit”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腋 | yè | (bound form) armpit; axilla; axil |
| 胳肢窝 (胳肢窩) | gā zhi wō | armpit; also pr. [ge1 zhi5 wo1] |
| 胳 | gē | armpit |
| 腋下 | yè xià | underarm; armpit |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 腋窝.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腋毛 | yè máo | armpit hair |
| 腋下 | yè xià | underarm; armpit |
| 腋生 | yè shēng | axillary (botany); budding in the angle between branch and stem |
| 腋芽 | yè yá | axillary bud; bud growing from axil of plant |
| 腋臭 | yè chòu | body odor; bromhidrosis |
| 被窝 (被窩) | bèi wō | (traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube; (contemporary) bedding; bed cover |
| 蜂窝 (蜂窩) | fēng wō | honeycomb; beehive |
| 燕窝 (燕窩) | yàn wō | edible bird's nest |
See also: Japanese symbol for “armpit”.
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.