Chinese symbol for “frog”
蛙
wā
frog; 只 (zhī)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for frog is 蛙 (wā), defined as: frog; 只 (zhī).
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
Other Chinese words for “frog”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蛤蟆 | há ma | frog; toad |
| 田鸡 (田雞) | tián jī | frog; the Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus) |
| 水鸡 (水雞) | shuǐ jī | moorhen (genus Gallinula); gallinule |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蛙.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青蛙 | qīng wā | frog (只 (zhī)); (old) (slang) ugly guy |
| 牛蛙 | niú wā | bullfrog |
| 蛙泳 | wā yǒng | breaststroke (swimming) |
| 蛙人 | wā rén | frogman |
| 井底之蛙 | jǐng dǐ zhī wā | (lit.) a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom); (fig.) a person of limited outlook and experience |
| 树蛙 (樹蛙) | shù wā | tree frog |
See also: Japanese symbol for “frog”.
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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