Chinese symbol for “gadget”

小玩意

xiǎo wán yì

gadget; widget (small item of software)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gadget is 小玩意 (xiǎo wán yì), defined as: gadget; widget (small item of software).

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

小 xiǎo

small, tiny, insignificant

radical 42 ⼩ · 3 strokes

玩 wán

to play with, to joke, to entertain

radical 96 ⽟ · 8 strokes

意 yì

thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention

radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 小玩意.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
小时 (小時)	xiǎo shí	hour
小说 (小說)	xiǎo shuō	novel; fiction
小学 (小學)	xiǎo xué	elementary school; primary school
小姐	xiǎo jie	young lady; miss
小组 (小組)	xiǎo zǔ	group
小孩	xiǎo hái	child; 个 (gè)
玩家	wán jiā	player (of a game); enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
玩具	wán jù	plaything; toy
注意	zhù yì	to take note of; to pay attention to

See also: Japanese symbol for “gadget”.

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.