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Chinese symbol for “testicle”

睾丸
gāo wán
Traditional: 睪丸
testicle

The closest CC-CEDICT match for testicle is 睾丸 (gāo wán), defined as: testicle.

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

睾 gāo
testicle
radical 109 ⽬ · 14 strokes
丸 wán
ball, pebble, pellet, pill
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “testicle”

WordPinyinMeaning
睾 (睪)gāo(bound form) testicle
卵蛋luǎn dàn(coll.) testicle; balls
精巢jīng cháo(zoology) spermary; (in higher animals) testicle

Related words

Other words that share a character with 睾丸.

WordPinyinMeaning
睾酮 (睪酮)gāo tóngtestosterone
附睾 (附睪)fù gāoepididymis
睾丸酮 (睪丸酮)gāo wán tóngtestosterone
隐睾 (隱睪)yǐn gāoundescended testis; cryptorchidism
睾丸素 (睪丸素)gāo wán sùtestosterone
药丸 (藥丸)yào wánpill; measure word: 粒 (lì)
丸子wán zipills; balls
弹丸 (彈丸)dàn wánpellet

See also: Japanese symbol for “testicle”.

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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