Chinese symbol for “adultery”
通奸
tōng jiān
Traditional: 通姦
adultery; to commit adultery
The closest CC-CEDICT match for adultery is 通奸 (tōng jiān), defined as: adultery; to commit adultery.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “adultery”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奸情 (姦情) | jiān qíng | adultery |
| 奸 (姦) | jiān | to fornicate; to defile |
| 私通 | sī tōng | to have secret ties with; to be in covert communication with (the enemy etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 通奸.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通过 (通過) | tōng guò | to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected; traffic |
| 通常 | tōng cháng | regular; usual; normal; usually; normally |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common; ordinary |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to notify; to inform |
| 沟通 (溝通) | gōu tōng | to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate |
| 强奸 (強姦) | qiáng jiān | to rape |
| 汉奸 (漢奸) | hàn jiān | traitor (to China) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “adultery”.
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.