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Chinese symbol for “naughty”

调皮
tiáo pí
Traditional: 調皮
naughty; mischievous; unruly

The closest CC-CEDICT match for naughty is 调皮 (tiáo pí), defined as: naughty; mischievous; unruly.

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

调 tiáo
tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
皮 pí
skin, hide, fur, feathers
radical 107 ⽪ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “naughty”

WordPinyinMeaning
顽皮 (頑皮)wán pínaughty
淘气 (淘氣)táo qìnaughty; mischievous
调皮捣蛋 (調皮搗蛋)tiáo pí dǎo dànnaughty; mischievous; to act up
皮pískin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur
皮脸 (皮臉)pí liǎnnaughty; cheeky

Related words

Other words that share a character with 调皮.

WordPinyinMeaning
调查 (調查)diào cháinvestigation; inquiry
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
调整 (調整)tiáo zhěngto adjust; to revise; to reorganize
协调 (協調)xié tiáoto coordinate; to harmonize
调节 (調節)tiáo jiéto adjust; to regulate
空调 (空調)kōng tiáoair conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
皮肤 (皮膚)pí fūskin; 层 (céng),块 (kuài)
皮革pí géleather; 张 (zhāng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “naughty”.

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.

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