Chinese symbol for “colt”
小马
xiǎo mǎ
Traditional: 小馬
colt; pony
The closest CC-CEDICT match for colt is 小马 (xiǎo mǎ), defined as: colt; pony.
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 “colt”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 驹 (駒) | jū | colt |
| 驹子 (駒子) | jū zi | young horse, ass or mule; foal |
| 幼马 (幼馬) | yòu mǎ | young horse; colt |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 小马.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小时 (小時) | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 小说 (小說) | xiǎo shuō | novel; fiction |
| 小学 (小學) | xiǎo xué | elementary school; primary school |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady; miss |
| 小组 (小組) | xiǎo zǔ | group |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | child; 个 (gè) |
| 马上 (馬上) | mǎ shàng | at once; right away |
| 马克 (馬克) | mǎ kè | mark (monetary unit) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “colt”.
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.