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Chinese symbol for “aberration”

失常
shī cháng
not normal; an aberration

The closest CC-CEDICT match for aberration is 失常 (shī cháng), defined as: not normal; an aberration.

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

失 shī
to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes
常 cháng
common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly
radical 50 ⼱ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “aberration”

WordPinyinMeaning
像差xiàng chā(optics) aberration
畸变 (畸變)jī biàndistortion; aberration

Related words

Other words that share a character with 失常.

WordPinyinMeaning
失去shī qùto lose
失败 (失敗)shī bàito be defeated; to lose
消失xiāo shīto disappear; to fade away
损失 (損失)sǔn shīloss; damage
失望shī wàngdisappointed; to lose hope
失业 (失業)shī yèunemployment; to lose one's job
非常fēi chángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary
经常 (經常)jīng chángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily

See also: Japanese symbol for “aberration”.

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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