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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

酒 jiǔ
wine, spirits, liquor, alcohol
radical 164 ⾣ · 10 strokes
窝 wō
cave, den, nest; hiding place; measure word for small animals
radical 116 ⽳ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dimple”

WordPinyinMeaning
笑靥 (笑靨)xiào yèdimple; smiling face
靥 (靨)yèdimple
笑窝 (笑窩)xiào wōdimple (on the cheek when smiling)
颊窝 (頰窩)jiá wōdimple; heat-sensing facial pit of a snake

Related words

Other words that share a character with 酒窝.

WordPinyinMeaning
酒店jiǔ diànwine shop; pub (public house)
酒吧jiǔ bābar (place to buy drinks); measure word: 家 (jiā)
喝酒hē jiǔto drink (alcohol)
啤酒pí jiǔbeer (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 wōhoneycomb; 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.

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