Chinese symbol for “girl”
女孩
nǚ hái
girl; lass
The closest CC-CEDICT match for girl is 女孩 (nǚ hái), defined as: girl; lass.
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 “girl”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 少女 | shào nǚ | girl; young lady |
| 姑娘 | gū niang | girl; young woman |
| 女孩子 | nǚ hái zi | girl |
| 妮 | nī | girl; phonetic "ni" (in female names) |
| 妞 | niū | girl |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 女孩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman |
| 女性 | nǚ xìng | woman; the female sex |
| 女儿 (女兒) | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 妇女 (婦女) | fù nǚ | woman |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | child; 个 (gè) |
| 男孩 | nán hái | boy |
| 女孩子 | nǚ hái zi | girl |
See also: Japanese symbol for “girl”.
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.