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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

软 ruǎn
soft, pliable, flexible; weak
radical 159 ⾞ · 8 strokes
脚 jiǎo
leg, foot; foundation, base
radical 130 ⾁ · 11 strokes
虾 xiā
shrimp, prawn
radical 142 ⾍ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “weakling”

WordPinyinMeaning
囊膪nāng chuàisoft, 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.

WordPinyinMeaning
软件 (軟件)ruǎn jiànsoftware
软体 (軟體)ruǎn tǐ(of an animal) soft-bodied; (Tw) software
软弱 (軟弱)ruǎn ruòweak; feeble
柔软 (柔軟)róu ruǎnsoft
软禁 (軟禁)ruǎn jìnto place under house arrest
疲软 (疲軟)pí ruǎntired and feeble
脚步 (腳步)jiǎo bùfootstep; step
脚下 (腳下)jiǎo xiàunder the foot
龙虾 (龍蝦)lóng xiālobster

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.

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