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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

小 xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
radical 42 ⼩ · 3 strokes
马 mǎ
horse; surname
radical 187 ⾺ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “colt”

WordPinyinMeaning
驹 (駒)jūcolt
驹子 (駒子)jū ziyoung horse, ass or mule; foal
幼马 (幼馬)yòu mǎyoung horse; colt

Related words

Other words that share a character with 小马.

WordPinyinMeaning
小时 (小時)xiǎo shíhour
小说 (小說)xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction
小学 (小學)xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school
小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady; miss
小组 (小組)xiǎo zǔgroup
小孩xiǎo háichild; 个 (gè)
马上 (馬上)mǎ shàngat once; right away
马克 (馬克)mǎ kèmark (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.

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