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Chinese symbol for “nerd”

阿宅
ā zhái
homebody; geek; nerd; otaku

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nerd is 阿宅 (ā zhái), defined as: homebody; geek; nerd; otaku.

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

阿 ā
an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
radical 170 ⾩ · 8 strokes
宅 zhái
residence, dwelling, home; grave
radical 40 ⼧ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阿宅.

WordPinyinMeaning
阿姨ā yímaternal aunt; term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation
阿拉ā lā(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our
阿门 (阿門)ā mén(loanword) amen
阿尔法 (阿爾法)ā ěr fǎalpha (Greek letter Α, α)
阿哥ā gē(familiar) elder brother
阿尔卑斯 (阿爾卑斯)ā ěr bēi sīalps (mountain range)
住宅zhù zháiresidence; dwelling; abode
豪宅háo zháiluxury home; mansion

See also: Japanese symbol for “nerd”.

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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