Chinese symbol for “kitten”
小猫
xiǎo māo
Traditional: 小貓
kitten
The closest CC-CEDICT match for kitten is 小猫 (xiǎo māo), defined as: kitten.
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 “kitten”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 小猫.
| 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) |
| 熊猫 (熊貓) | xióng māo | panda; 只 (zhī) |
| 猫咪 (貓咪) | māo mī | kitty (affectionate term for a cat) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “kitten”.
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.