Chinese symbol for “dimple”
酒窝
jiǔ wō
Traditional: 酒窩
dimple (on the cheek when smiling)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dimple is 酒窝 (jiǔ wō), defined as: dimple (on the cheek when smiling).
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 “dimple”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 笑靥 (笑靨) | xiào yè | dimple; smiling face |
| 靥 (靨) | yè | dimple |
| 笑窝 (笑窩) | xiào wō | dimple (on the cheek when smiling) |
| 颊窝 (頰窩) | jiá wō | dimple; heat-sensing facial pit of a snake |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 酒窝.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酒店 | jiǔ diàn | wine shop; pub (public house) |
| 酒吧 | jiǔ bā | bar (place to buy drinks); measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 喝酒 | hē jiǔ | to drink (alcohol) |
| 啤酒 | pí jiǔ | beer (loanword); measure word: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) |
| 酒精 | jiǔ jīng | (coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol |
| 葡萄酒 | pú tao jiǔ | (grape) wine |
| 被窝 (被窩) | bèi wō | (traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube; (contemporary) bedding; bed cover |
| 蜂窝 (蜂窩) | fēng wō | honeycomb; beehive |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dimple”.
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.