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Chinese symbol for “holler”

鬼叫
guǐ jiào
(coll.) to holler; to squawk

The closest CC-CEDICT match for holler is 鬼叫 (guǐ jiào), defined as: (coll.) to holler; to squawk.

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

鬼 guǐ
ghost; demon; sly, mischievous
radical 194 ⿁ · 10 strokes
叫 jiào
cry, shout; to call, to greet, to hail
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鬼叫.

WordPinyinMeaning
魔鬼mó guǐdevil
吸血鬼xī xuè guǐleech; bloodsucking vermin
小鬼xiǎo guǐlittle demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child
鬼子guǐ zidevil (derog. term for foreign invaders); (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931–1945) Jap; Nip
有鬼yǒu guǐ(fig.) to smell fishy
鬼话 (鬼話)guǐ huàlie; false words
叫做jiào zuòto be called; to be known as
名叫míng jiàocalled; named

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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