Chinese symbol for “urchin”
顽童
wán tóng
Traditional: 頑童
urchin
The closest CC-CEDICT match for urchin is 顽童 (wán tóng), defined as: urchin.
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 顽童.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顽固 (頑固) | wán gù | stubborn; obstinate |
| 顽强 (頑強) | wán qiáng | tenacious; hard to defeat |
| 顽皮 (頑皮) | wán pí | naughty |
| 顽疾 (頑疾) | wán jí | stubborn illness; chronic disease; (fig.) deep-seated problem; systemic issue |
| 顽劣 (頑劣) | wán liè | stubborn and obstreperous; naughty and mischievous |
| 儿童 (兒童) | ér tóng | child |
| 童年 | tóng nián | childhood |
| 童话 (童話) | tóng huà | children's fairy tales |
See also: Japanese symbol for “urchin”.
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.