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Chinese symbol for “pup”

小狗
xiǎo gǒu
pup; puppy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pup is 小狗 (xiǎo gǒu), defined as: pup; puppy.

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

小 xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
radical 42 ⼩ · 3 strokes
狗 gǒu
dog
radical 94 ⽝ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 小狗.

WordPinyinMeaning
小时 (小時)xiǎo shíhour
小说 (小說)xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction
小学 (小學)xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school
小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady; miss
小组 (小組)xiǎo zǔgroup
小孩xiǎo háichild; 个 (gè)
狗狗gǒu gōu(coll.) dog; doggie
狗屁gǒu pìbullshit; nonsense

See also: Japanese symbol for “pup”.

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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