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Chinese symbol for “pug”

哈
hǎ
a Pekinese; a pug; (dialect) to scold

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pug is 哈 (hǎ), defined as: a Pekinese; a pug; (dialect) to scold.

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

哈 hǎ
the sound of laughter
radical 30 ⼝ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “pug”

WordPinyinMeaning
巴哥bā gēpug (breed of dog)
八哥狗bā gē gǒupug (breed of dog)
巴哥犬bā gē quǎnpug (breed of dog)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 哈.

WordPinyinMeaning
哈哈hā hā(onom.) laughing out loud
哈拉hā lāto chat idly (Tw)
哈尼hā níhoney (term of endearment) (loanword)
哈哈大笑hā hā dà xiàoto laugh heartily; to burst into loud laughter
嘻哈xī hāhip-hop (music genre) (loanword)
哈达 (哈達)hǎ dákhata (Tibetan or Mongolian ceremonial scarf)

See also: Japanese symbol for “pug”.

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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