Chinese symbol for “baby”
娃娃
wá wa
baby; small child; doll
The closest CC-CEDICT match for baby is 娃娃 (wá wa), defined as: baby; small child; doll.
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
Other Chinese words for “baby”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 娃 | wá | baby; doll |
| 婴幼儿 (嬰幼兒) | yīng yòu ér | baby |
| 宝宝 (寶寶) | bǎo bao | darling; baby |
| 娃子 | wá zi | baby; small child |
| 婴儿 (嬰兒) | yīng ér | infant; baby |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 娃娃.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 洋娃娃 | yáng wá wa | doll (of Western appearance) |
| 娃儿 (娃兒) | wá ér | children (colloquial) |
| 布娃娃 | bù wá wa | rag doll |
| 女娃 | nǚ wá | (dialect) girl |
| 娃娃脸 (娃娃臉) | wá wa liǎn | baby face; doll face |
See also: Japanese symbol for “baby”.
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.