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Chinese symbol for “spoil”

溺爱
nì ài
Traditional: 溺愛
to spoil; to pamper; to dote on

The closest CC-CEDICT match for spoil is 溺爱 (nì ài), defined as: to spoil; to pamper; to dote on.

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

溺 nì
to spoil, to pamper, to indulge; to drown
radical 85 ⽔ · 13 strokes
爱 ài
to love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
radical 87 ⽖ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “spoil”

WordPinyinMeaning
宠坏 (寵壞)chǒng huàito spoil (a child etc)
糟蹋zāo tàto waste; to spoil; to ruin; to wreck
惯坏 (慣壞)guàn huàito spoil (a child)
弄糟nòng zāoto spoil; to mess up
宠溺 (寵溺)chǒng nìto spoil; to indulge

Related words

Other words that share a character with 溺爱.

WordPinyinMeaning
溺水nì shuǐto drown
溺死nì sǐto drown
沉溺 (沈溺)chén nìvariant of 沉溺 (chén nì)
溺亡nì wángto drown
爱情 (愛情)ài qíngromance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn)
可爱 (可愛)kě àiadorable; cute
爱国 (愛國)ài guóto love one's country; patriotic
喜爱 (喜愛)xǐ àito like; to love

See also: Japanese symbol for “spoil”.

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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