Chinese symbol for “boy”
男孩
nán hái
boy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for boy is 男孩 (nán hái), defined as: boy.
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 “boy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小子 | xiǎo zi | (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker |
| 男孩子 | nán hái zi | boy |
| 男童 | nán tóng | boy |
| 男生 | nán shēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 童儿 (童兒) | tóng ér | boy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 男孩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 男人 | nán rén | a man; a male |
| 男子 | nán zǐ | a man; a male |
| 男性 | nán xìng | the male sex; a male |
| 男女 | nán nǚ | male-female; male and female |
| 男朋友 | nán péng you | boyfriend |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 女孩 | nǚ hái | girl; lass |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | child; 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “boy”.
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.