Chinese symbol for “goblin”
妖
yāo
goblin; witch; devil; bewitching
The closest CC-CEDICT match for goblin is 妖 (yāo), defined as: goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “goblin”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小妖精 | xiǎo yāo jīng | goblin; hussy |
| 哥布林 | gē bù lín | goblin (loanword) |
| 灵怪 (靈怪) | líng guài | a goblin; a spirit |
| 地精 | dì jīng | gnome; goblin |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 妖.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妖精 | yāo jing | evil spirit; alluring woman |
| 妖怪 | yāo guài | monster; devil |
| 人妖 | rén yāo | transvestite; transsexual |
| 妖魔 | yāo mó | demon |
| 小妖精 | xiǎo yāo jīng | goblin; hussy |
| 妖魔化 | yāo mó huà | to demonize |
See also: Japanese symbol for “goblin”.
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.