Chinese symbol for “siesta”

午觉

wǔ jiào

Traditional: 午覺

siesta; afternoon nap

The closest CC-CEDICT match for siesta is 午觉 (wǔ jiào), defined as: siesta; afternoon nap.

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

午 wǔ

noon; 7th terrestrial branch

radical 24 ⼗ · 4 strokes

觉 jiào

conscious; to nap, to sleep; to wake up

radical 147 ⾒ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

覺 jiào

Related words

Other words that share a character with 午觉.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
下午	xià wǔ	afternoon; 个 (gè)
上午	shàng wǔ	morning
中午	zhōng wǔ	noon; midday
午餐	wǔ cān	lunch; luncheon
午夜	wǔ yè	midnight
午饭 (午飯)	wǔ fàn	lunch; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān)
觉得 (覺得)	jué de	to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
感觉 (感覺)	gǎn jué	feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive

See also: Japanese symbol for “siesta”.

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.