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Chinese symbol for “vulva”

外阴
wài yīn
Traditional: 外陰
vulva

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vulva is 外阴 (wài yīn), defined as: vulva.

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

外 wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
radical 36 ⼣ · 5 strokes
阴 yīn
the female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret
radical 170 ⾩ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “vulva”

WordPinyinMeaning
阴户 (陰戶)yīn hùvulva
女阴 (女陰)nǚ yīnvulva; pudenda
阴门 (陰門)yīn ménvulva; pudenda
小妹妹xiǎo mèi meilittle sister; little girl
玉门 (玉門)yù mén(literary) vaginal opening; vulva

Related words

Other words that share a character with 外阴.

WordPinyinMeaning
另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition
此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
外国 (外國)wài guóforeign country
国外 (國外)guó wàiabroad; external (affairs)
海外hǎi wàioverseas; abroad
之外zhī wàioutside; excluding
阴谋 (陰謀)yīn móuto conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot
阴影 (陰影)yīn yǐng(lit. and fig.) shadow; measure word: 道 (dào)

See also: Japanese symbol for “vulva”.

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.