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Chinese symbol for “alienation”

异化
yì huà
Traditional: 異化
alienation (philosophy); (of speech) dissimilation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for alienation is 异化 (yì huà), defined as: alienation (philosophy); (of speech) dissimilation.

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

异 yì
different, strange, unusual; foreign; surprising
radical 55 ⼶ · 6 strokes
化 huà
to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
radical 21 ⼔ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “alienation”

WordPinyinMeaning
疏离 (疏離)shū líto become alienated; estranged

Related words

Other words that share a character with 异化.

WordPinyinMeaning
差异 (差異)chā yìdifference; discrepancy
异常 (異常)yì chángunusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally
异议 (異議)yì yìobjection; dissent
怪异 (怪異)guài yìmonstrous; strange
诡异 (詭異)guǐ yìstrange; weird
优异 (優異)yōu yìexceptional; outstandingly good
文化wén huàculture; civilization
变化 (變化)biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation

See also: Japanese symbol for “alienation”.

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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