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Chinese symbol for “juvenile”

稚气
zhì qì
Traditional: 稚氣
childish nature; infantile; juvenile; puerile

The closest CC-CEDICT match for juvenile is 稚气 (zhì qì), defined as: childish nature; infantile; juvenile; puerile.

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

稚 zhì
young, immature; childhood
radical 115 ⽲ · 13 strokes
气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 稚气.

WordPinyinMeaning
幼稚yòu zhìyoung; childish
幼稚园 (幼稚園)yòu zhì yuánkindergarten (Tw)
稚嫩zhì nènyoung and tender; puerile
稚子zhì zǐyoung child
童稚tóng zhìchild; childish
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere
气候 (氣候)qì hòu(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)

See also: Japanese symbol for “juvenile”.

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.