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Chinese symbol for “chihuahua”

吉娃娃
jí wá wa
Chihuahua (dog)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chihuahua is 吉娃娃 (jí wá wa), defined as: Chihuahua (dog).

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

吉 jí
lucky, propitious, good
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
娃 wá
baby; doll; pretty girl
radical 38 ⼥ · 9 strokes
娃
娃 wa
baby; doll; pretty girl
radical 38 ⼥ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 吉娃娃.

WordPinyinMeaning
吉他jí tā(loanword) guitar; measure word: 把 (bǎ)
吉利jí lìauspicious; lucky
吉祥jí xiánglucky; auspicious
吉祥物jí xiáng wùmascot
吉普车 (吉普車)jí pǔ chējeep (military vehicle) (loanword)
大吉dà jívery auspicious; extremely lucky
娃娃wá wababy; small child
洋娃娃yáng wá wadoll (of Western appearance)
娃儿 (娃兒)wá érchildren (colloquial)

See also: Japanese symbol for “chihuahua”.

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.