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Chinese symbol for “daddy”

爹爹
diē die
daddy; granddad

The closest CC-CEDICT match for daddy is 爹爹 (diē die), defined as: daddy; granddad.

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

爹 diē
father, dad, daddy
radical 88 ⽗ · 10 strokes
爹
爹 die
father, dad, daddy
radical 88 ⽗ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “daddy”

WordPinyinMeaning
爹地diē dìdaddy (loanword)
爸比bǎ bí(loanword) daddy
老子lǎo zifather; daddy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 爹爹.

WordPinyinMeaning
老爹lǎo diē(dialect) father; old man
干爹 (乾爹)gān diēadoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
坑爹kēng diēto get one's father involved in a difficult situation; (vulgar) (of sth that makes one feel misled or let down etc) to be a big disappointme
爹娘diē niáng(dialect) parents
爹地diē dìdaddy (loanword)

See also: Japanese symbol for “daddy”.

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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