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Chinese symbol for “nickname”

绰号
chuò hào
Traditional: 綽號
nickname

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nickname is 绰号 (chuò hào), defined as: nickname.

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

绰 chuò
graceful, delicate; spacious
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes
号 hào
mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “nickname”

WordPinyinMeaning
昵称 (暱稱)nì chēngnickname; diminutive
外号 (外號)wài hàonickname
浑号 (渾號)hún hàonickname
混号 (混號)hùn hàonickname
混名hùn míngnickname

Related words

Other words that share a character with 绰号.

WordPinyinMeaning
绰绰有余 (綽綽有餘)chuò chuò yǒu yú(idiom) more than enough
阔绰 (闊綽)kuò chuòextravagant; liberal with money
风姿绰约 (風姿綽約)fēng zī chuò yuē(idiom) graceful; lovely
绰约 (綽約)chuò yuē(literary) graceful; charming
宽绰 (寬綽)kuān chuospacious; relaxed; at ease
信号 (信號)xìn hàosignal
号码 (號碼)hào mǎnumber; measure word: 堆 (duī), 个 (gè)
口号 (口號)kǒu hàoslogan; catchphrase

See also: Japanese symbol for “nickname”.

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.