Chinese symbol for “mischievous”
顽
wán
Traditional: 頑
mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mischievous is 顽 (wán), defined as: mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty.
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 “mischievous”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 调皮 (調皮) | tiáo pí | naughty; mischievous |
| 皮 | pí | skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur |
| 调皮捣蛋 (調皮搗蛋) | tiáo pí dǎo dàn | naughty; mischievous; to act up |
| 淘气 (淘氣) | táo qì | naughty; mischievous |
| 促狭 (促狹) | cù xiá | (coll.) teasing; mischievous; (coll.) cunning; sly |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 顽.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顽固 (頑固) | wán gù | stubborn; obstinate |
| 顽强 (頑強) | wán qiáng | tenacious; hard to defeat |
| 顽皮 (頑皮) | wán pí | naughty |
| 顽童 (頑童) | wán tóng | urchin |
| 顽疾 (頑疾) | wán jí | stubborn illness; chronic disease; (fig.) deep-seated problem; systemic issue |
| 顽劣 (頑劣) | wán liè | stubborn and obstreperous; naughty and mischievous |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mischievous”.
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.