Chinese symbol for “meow”
喵
miāo
(onom.) meow; cat's mewing
The closest CC-CEDICT match for meow is 喵 (miāo), defined as: (onom.) meow; cat's mewing.
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 “meow”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咪咪 | mī mī | oboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc; (onom.) meow |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 喵.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 他喵的 | tā miāo de | drat; frick |
| 喵星人 | miāo xīng rén | cat (Internet slang) |
| 喵的 | miāo de | drat; frick |
See also: Japanese symbol for “meow”.
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.