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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “naughty”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顽皮 (頑皮) | wán pí | naughty |
| 淘气 (淘氣) | táo qì | naughty; mischievous |
| 调皮捣蛋 (調皮搗蛋) | tiáo pí dǎo dàn | naughty; mischievous; to act up |
| 皮 | pí | skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur |
| 皮脸 (皮臉) | pí liǎn | naughty; cheeky |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 调皮.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 调查 (調查) | diào chá | investigation; inquiry |
| 强调 (強調) | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress |
| 调整 (調整) | tiáo zhěng | to adjust; to revise; to reorganize |
| 协调 (協調) | xié tiáo | to coordinate; to harmonize |
| 调节 (調節) | tiáo jié | to adjust; to regulate |
| 空调 (空調) | kōng tiáo | air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) |
| 皮肤 (皮膚) | pí fū | skin; 层 (céng),块 (kuài) |
| 皮革 | pí gé | leather; 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.