Chinese symbol for “ow”
哎哟
āi yō
Traditional: 哎喲
hey; ow; ouch; interjection of pain or surprise
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ow is 哎哟 (āi yō), defined as: hey; ow; ouch; interjection of pain or surprise.
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 “ow”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 哎哟.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哎呀 | āi yā | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration |
| 哎呦 | āi yōu | (interjection of surprise, pain, annoyance etc); Oh my! |
| 哎唷 | āi yō | interjection of pain or surprise; also written 哎喲|哎哟 |
| 啊哟 (啊喲) | ā yo | interjection of surprise or pain; Oh |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ow”.
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.