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Chinese symbol for “rascal”

小淘气
xiǎo táo qì
Traditional: 小淘氣
rascal

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rascal is 小淘气 (xiǎo táo qì), defined as: rascal.

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
淘 táo
to dredge, to sieve; to cleanse, to weed out
radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes
气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “rascal”

WordPinyinMeaning
无赖 (無賴)wú làihoodlum; rascal
坏包儿 (壞包兒)huài bāo rrascal; rogue
赖皮 (賴皮)lài píshameless; (slang) rascal
促狭鬼 (促狹鬼)cù xiá guǐmischievous fellow; rascal
赤佬chì lǎo(dialect) scoundrel; rascal

Related words

Other words that share a character with 小淘气.

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)
淘汰táo tàito wash out; (fig.) to cull
淘气 (淘氣)táo qìnaughty; mischievous
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather

See also: Japanese symbol for “rascal”.

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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