Chinese symbol for “weakling”
软脚虾
ruǎn jiǎo xiā
Traditional: 軟腳蝦
weakling; coward
The closest CC-CEDICT match for weakling is 软脚虾 (ruǎn jiǎo xiā), defined as: weakling; coward.
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
Other Chinese words for “weakling”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 囊膪 | nāng chuài | soft, fat meat of pig's belly; sow's sagging teats |
| 孱头 (孱頭) | càn tou | (dialect) weakling; coward |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 软脚虾.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 软件 (軟件) | ruǎn jiàn | software |
| 软体 (軟體) | ruǎn tǐ | (of an animal) soft-bodied; (Tw) software |
| 软弱 (軟弱) | ruǎn ruò | weak; feeble |
| 柔软 (柔軟) | róu ruǎn | soft |
| 软禁 (軟禁) | ruǎn jìn | to place under house arrest |
| 疲软 (疲軟) | pí ruǎn | tired and feeble |
| 脚步 (腳步) | jiǎo bù | footstep; step |
| 脚下 (腳下) | jiǎo xià | under the foot |
| 龙虾 (龍蝦) | lóng xiā | lobster |
See also: Japanese symbol for “weakling”.
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.