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Chinese symbol for “accuse”

控告
kòng gào
to accuse; to charge; to indict

The closest CC-CEDICT match for accuse is 控告 (kòng gào), defined as: to accuse; to charge; to indict.

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

控 kòng
to accuse, to charge; to control; to sue
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
告 gào
to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “accuse”

WordPinyinMeaning
控诉 (控訴)kòng sùto accuse; to denounce
攻击 (攻擊)gōng jīto attack; to accuse
参劾 (參劾)cān héto accuse; to impeach
讦 (訐)jiéto accuse; to pry
指控zhǐ kòngaccusation; a (criminal) charge

Related words

Other words that share a character with 控告.

WordPinyinMeaning
控制kòng zhìto control
监控 (監控)jiān kòngto monitor
指控zhǐ kòngaccusation; a (criminal) charge
控股kòng gǔto own a controlling number of shares in a company
失控shī kòngto go out of control
报告 (報告)bào gàoto inform; to report
告诉 (告訴)gào sùto press charges; to file a complaint
广告 (廣告)guǎng gàoto advertise; a commercial

See also: Japanese symbol for “accuse”.

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.