Píča

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Drawing of the symbol píča

Píča /piːʧa/ is a folk and vulgar name for the symbol of a rhombus standing on one of its sharper tips, with both of these tips connected by a vertical line, which often only suggest this connection. It represents a woman's vulva. Sometimes the symbol is appended by beam-like lines surrounding the rhombus, symbolising pubic hair. The symbol is often called by other names for vulva. A similar complementary (and popular) symbol for the penis doesn't exist.

The meaning is clear for most Czechs and Slovaks, but outside the borders of the former Czechoslovakia it is nearly unknown. Drawing this symbol is considered taboo, or at least unaccepted by mainstream society.

[edit] Symbol in culture

This symbol has occurred in a few Czech movies, including Bylo nás pět. A customised version of the symbol with three vertical lines inside the rhombus is a logo for the musical group Tři sestry (Czech Three sisters).