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Chinese symbol for “transvestite”

人妖
rén yāo
transvestite; transsexual; ladyboy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for transvestite is 人妖 (rén yāo), defined as: transvestite; transsexual; ladyboy.

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

人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes
妖 yāo
strange, weird, supernatural; bewitching, enchanting, seductive
radical 38 ⼥ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 人妖.

WordPinyinMeaning
人民rén mínthe people
人们 (人們)rén menpeople
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people
人口rén kǒupopulation; people
个人 (個人)gè rénan individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own
人员 (人員)rén yuánstaff; crew
妖精yāo jingevil spirit; alluring woman
妖怪yāo guàimonster; devil

See also: Japanese symbol for “transvestite”.

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.