Chinese symbol for “hick”
乡巴佬
xiāng ba lǎo
Traditional: 鄉巴佬
(derog.) country bumpkin; hick
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hick is 乡巴佬 (xiāng ba lǎo), defined as: (derog.) country bumpkin; hick.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hick”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乡下佬 (鄉下佬) | xiāng xia lǎo | villager; hick |
| 老帽儿 (老帽兒) | lǎo mào r | (dialect) country bumpkin; a hick |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 乡巴佬.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乡村 (鄉村) | xiāng cūn | rustic; village |
| 家乡 (家鄉) | jiā xiāng | hometown; native place |
| 城乡 (城鄉) | chéng xiāng | city and countryside |
| 乡镇 (鄉鎮) | xiāng zhèn | townships and towns (collective term for the two principal township-level administrative divisions); small towns (general sense) |
| 故乡 (故鄉) | gù xiāng | home; homeland |
| 乡下 (鄉下) | xiāng xia | countryside; rural area |
| 巴士 | bā shì | bus (loanword); motor coach |
| 鸡巴 (雞巴) | jī ba | dick; penis (vulgar) |
| 大佬 | dà lǎo | big shot (leading some field or group); godfather (in an organization) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hick”.
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.