Chinese symbol for “yelp”

吠叫

fèi jiào

to bark; to yelp

The closest CC-CEDICT match for yelp is 吠叫 (fèi jiào), defined as: to bark; to yelp.

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

吠 fèi

to bark

radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

叫 jiào

cry, shout; to call, to greet, to hail

radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 吠叫.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
狂吠	kuáng fèi	to bark furiously; to howl
吠陀	fèi tuó	Vedas (Hindu sacred writings or legends)
狗吠	gǒu fèi	bark; 声 (shēng)
叫做	jiào zuò	to be called; to be known as
名叫	míng jiào	called; named
尖叫	jiān jiào	to screech; to shriek
叫声 (叫聲)	jiào shēng	yelling (sound made by person); barking
呼叫	hū jiào	to shout; to yell

See also: Japanese symbol for “yelp”.

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.