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Chinese symbol for “sissy”

娘娘腔
niáng niang qiāng
sissy; effeminate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sissy is 娘娘腔 (niáng niang qiāng), defined as: sissy; effeminate.

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

娘 niáng
mother; young girl; woman; wife
radical 38 ⼥ · 10 strokes
娘
娘 niang
mother; young girl; woman; wife
radical 38 ⼥ · 10 strokes
腔 qiāng
chest cavity; a hollow in the body
radical 130 ⾁ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sissy”

WordPinyinMeaning
娘炮niáng pào(slang) effeminate man; sissy
女人气 (女人氣)nǚ rén qìwomanly temperament; femininity
屁精pì jīng(slang) gay; sissy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 娘娘腔.

WordPinyinMeaning
姑娘gū nianggirl; young woman
新娘xīn niángbride
娘娘niáng niangqueen; empress
老娘lǎo niángmy old mother; I, this old woman
老板娘 (老闆娘)lǎo bǎn niángfemale proprietor; lady boss
丈母娘zhàng mǔ niángwife's mother; mother-in-law
口腔kǒu qiāngoral cavity
腔调 (腔調)qiāng diàoa tune; a melody

See also: Japanese symbol for “sissy”.

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.