Chinese symbol for “nosy”
巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo
Traditional: 巴頭探腦
to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy; nosy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for nosy is 巴头探脑 (bā tóu tàn nǎo), defined as: to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy; nosy.
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 “nosy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鸡婆 (雞婆) | jī pó | (dialect) hen; prostitute; (Tw) (adjective) interfering; nosy; (noun) busybody (from Taiwanese 家婆, Tai-lo pr. [ke-pô]) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 巴头探脑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巴士 | bā shì | bus (loanword); motor coach |
| 鸡巴 (雞巴) | jī ba | dick; penis (vulgar) |
| 嘴巴 | zuǐ ba | mouth (张 (zhāng)); slap in the face |
| 尾巴 | wěi ba | tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] |
| 下巴 | xià ba | chin |
| 巴巴 | bā bā | (suffix) very; extremely |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
| 探索 | tàn suǒ | to explore; to probe |
| 电脑 (電腦) | diàn nǎo | computer; 台 (tái) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “nosy”.
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.