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Chinese symbol for “squeamish”

娇气
jiāo qì
Traditional: 嬌氣
delicate; squeamish; finicky

The closest CC-CEDICT match for squeamish is 娇气 (jiāo qì), defined as: delicate; squeamish; finicky.

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

娇 jiāo
seductive, lovable, tender; pampered; frail
radical 38 ⼥ · 9 strokes
气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 娇气.

WordPinyinMeaning
撒娇 (撒嬌)sā jiāoto act like a spoiled child; to act coquettishly
娇小 (嬌小)jiāo xiǎopetite; delicate
娇妻 (嬌妻)jiāo qīlovely wife
娇嫩 (嬌嫩)jiāo nentender and lovely; fragile
娇艳 (嬌豔)jiāo yàntender and beautiful
傲娇 (傲嬌)ào jiāo(coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere")
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere

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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