Chinese symbol for “cute”
卡哇伊
kǎ wā yī
cute; adorable; charming (loanword from Japanese)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cute is 卡哇伊 (kǎ wā yī), defined as: cute; adorable; charming (loanword from Japanese).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “cute”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可爱 (可愛) | kě ài | adorable; cute |
| 逗人喜爱 (逗人喜愛) | dòu rén xǐ ài | cute |
| 萌 | méng | (bound form) to sprout; to bud; (coll.) cute; adorable (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 萌え "moe", affection for an anime or manga character) |
| 乖巧 | guāi qiǎo | clever (child); smart |
| 娇滴滴 (嬌滴滴) | jiāo dī dī | sweet; cute |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 卡哇伊.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 信用卡 | xìn yòng kǎ | credit card |
| 卡拉 | kǎ lā | karaoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried |
| 卡车 (卡車) | kǎ chē | truck; 辆 (liàng) |
| 卡通 | kǎ tōng | cartoon (loanword) |
| 卡片 | kǎ piàn | card |
| 银行卡 (銀行卡) | yín háng kǎ | bank card |
| 哇哇 | wā wā | sound of crying |
| 好哇 | hǎo wā | hurray!; hurrah! |
| 伊始 | yī shǐ | outset; beginning |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cute”.
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.