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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.

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

通 tōng
to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes
奸 jiān
crafty, dishonest, selfish; evil, villainous; adultery
radical 38 ⼥ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “adultery”

WordPinyinMeaning
奸情 (姦情)jiān qíngadultery
奸 (姦)jiānto fornicate; to defile
私通sī tōngto have secret ties with; to be in covert communication with (the enemy etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 通奸.

WordPinyinMeaning
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic
通常tōng chángregular; usual; normal; usually; normally
普通pǔ tōngcommon; ordinary
通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform
沟通 (溝通)gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
强奸 (強姦)qiáng jiānto rape
汉奸 (漢奸)hàn jiāntraitor (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.

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