Chinese symbol for “brood”
报窝
bào wō
Traditional: 報窩
to brood; to hatch
The closest CC-CEDICT match for brood is 报窝 (bào wō), defined as: to brood; to hatch.
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 “brood”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孵卵 | fū luǎn | to hatch; to brood |
| 犯嘀咕 | fàn dí gu | to hesitate; to have second thoughts |
| 抱窝 (抱窩) | bào wō | (coll.) to incubate; to brood |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 报窝.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 报告 (報告) | bào gào | to inform; to report |
| 报道 (報道) | bào dào | to report (news); report |
| 报纸 (報紙) | bào zhǐ | newspaper; newsprint |
| 日报 (日報) | rì bào | daily newspaper |
| 情报 (情報) | qíng bào | information; intelligence |
| 报导 (報導) | bào dǎo | to report (in the media); (news) report |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “brood”.
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.