Chinese symbol for “squawk”

鬼叫

guǐ jiào

(coll.) to holler; to squawk

The closest CC-CEDICT match for squawk is 鬼叫 (guǐ jiào), defined as: (coll.) to holler; to squawk.

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

鬼 guǐ

ghost; demon; sly, mischievous

radical 194 ⿁ · 10 strokes

叫 jiào

cry, shout; to call, to greet, to hail

radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鬼叫.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
魔鬼	mó guǐ	devil
吸血鬼	xī xuè guǐ	leech; bloodsucking vermin
小鬼	xiǎo guǐ	little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child
鬼子	guǐ zi	devil (derog. term for foreign invaders); (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931–1945) Jap; Nip
有鬼	yǒu guǐ	(fig.) to smell fishy
鬼话 (鬼話)	guǐ huà	lie; false words
叫做	jiào zuò	to be called; to be known as
名叫	míng jiào	called; named

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.