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Chinese symbol for “child”

孩子
hái zi
child

The closest CC-CEDICT match for child is 孩子 (hái zi), defined as: child.

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

孩 hái
baby, child; children
radical 39 ⼦ · 9 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “child”

WordPinyinMeaning
儿童 (兒童)ér tóngchild
小孩xiǎo háichild; 个 (gè)
儿 (兒)érchild; son
小孩子xiǎo hái zichild
小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 孩子.

WordPinyinMeaning
女孩nǚ háigirl; lass
小孩xiǎo háichild; 个 (gè)
男孩nán háiboy
女孩子nǚ hái zigirl
小孩子xiǎo hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)
妻子qī zǐwife and children

See also: Japanese symbol for “child”.

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.

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