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Chinese symbol for “childlike”

孩子气
hái zi qì
Traditional: 孩子氣
childish; childlike; childishness

The closest CC-CEDICT match for childlike is 孩子气 (hái zi qì), defined as: childish; childlike; childishness.

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
气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 孩子气.

WordPinyinMeaning
孩子hái zichild
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)
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather

See also: Japanese symbol for “childlike”.

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.