Chinese symbol for “kid”
小屁孩
xiǎo pì hái
kid; youngster; (derog.) brat
The closest CC-CEDICT match for kid is 小屁孩 (xiǎo pì hái), defined as: kid; youngster; (derog.) brat.
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 “kid”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) |
| 小萝卜头 (小蘿蔔頭) | xiǎo luó bo tou | (coll.) kid; little tyke |
| 毛孩子 | máo hái zi | child; kid; (slang) furry pet (such as a dog or cat) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 小屁孩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小时 (小時) | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 小说 (小說) | xiǎo shuō | novel; fiction |
| 小学 (小學) | xiǎo xué | elementary school; primary school |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady; miss |
| 小组 (小組) | xiǎo zǔ | group |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | child; 个 (gè) |
| 屁股 | pì gu | buttocks; bottom |
| 屁眼 | pì yǎn | anus |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
See also: Japanese symbol for “kid”.
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.