Chinese symbol for “sweetie”
乖乖
guāi guāi
(of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sweetie is 乖乖 (guāi guāi), defined as: (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie.
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
Other Chinese words for “sweetie”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 乖乖.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乖巧 | guāi qiǎo | clever (child); smart |
| 乖乖女 | guāi guāi nǚ | well-behaved girl; good girl |
| 乖戾 | guāi lì | perverse (behavior); disagreeable (character) |
| 乖张 (乖張) | guāi zhāng | recalcitrant; unreasonable |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sweetie”.
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.