Chinese symbol for “nipple”
乳头
rǔ tóu
Traditional: 乳頭
nipple
The closest CC-CEDICT match for nipple is 乳头 (rǔ tóu), defined as: nipple.
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 “nipple”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奶头 (奶頭) | nǎi tóu | nipple; teat (on baby's bottle) |
| 奶嘴 | nǎi zuǐ | nipple (on a baby's bottle); pacifier |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 乳头.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乳房 | rǔ fáng | breast; udder |
| 母乳 | mǔ rǔ | breast milk |
| 巨乳 | jù rǔ | large breasts; busty |
| 哺乳 | bǔ rǔ | breastfeeding; to suckle |
| 乳腺癌 | rǔ xiàn ái | breast cancer |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
| 镜头 (鏡頭) | jìng tóu | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “nipple”.
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.