Chinese symbol for “wimp”

窝囊废

wō nang fèi

Traditional: 窩囊廢

(coll.) spineless coward; wimp; a good-for-nothing

The closest CC-CEDICT match for wimp is 窝囊废 (wō nang fèi), defined as: (coll.) spineless coward; wimp; a good-for-nothing.

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

窝 wō

cave, den, nest; hiding place; measure word for small animals

radical 116 ⽳ · 12 strokes

囊 nang

bag, purse, sack; to pocket, to stow

radical 30 ⼝ · 22 strokes

废 fèi

to terminate; to discard; to abgrogate

radical 53 ⼴ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 窝囊废.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
被窝 (被窩)	bèi wō	(traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube; (contemporary) bedding; bed cover
蜂窝 (蜂窩)	fēng wō	honeycomb; beehive
燕窝 (燕窩)	yàn wō	edible bird's nest
腋窝 (腋窩)	yè wō	armpit
窝藏 (窩藏)	wō cáng	to harbor; to shelter
胶囊 (膠囊)	jiāo náng	(pharm.) capsule
囊括	náng kuò	to include; to embrace
气囊 (氣囊)	qì náng	air sac; aerostat gasbag
废除 (廢除)	fèi chú	to abolish; to abrogate

See also: Japanese symbol for “wimp”.

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.