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Chinese symbol for “anathema”

深恶痛绝
shēn wù tòng jué
Traditional: 深惡痛絕
to detest bitterly (idiom); implacable hatred; to abhor; anathema

The closest CC-CEDICT match for anathema is 深恶痛绝 (shēn wù tòng jué), defined as: to detest bitterly (idiom); implacable hatred; to abhor; anathema.

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

深 shēn
deep, profound; depth
radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes
恶 wù
bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes
痛 tòng
ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
radical 104 ⽧ · 12 strokes
绝 jué
to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “anathema”

WordPinyinMeaning
过街老鼠 (過街老鼠)guò jiē lǎo shǔsb or sth detested by all; target of scorn

Related words

Other words that share a character with 深恶痛绝.

WordPinyinMeaning
深入shēn rùto penetrate deeply; thorough
深刻shēn kèprofound; deep
深度shēn dùdepth; (of a speech etc) profundity
深化shēn huàto deepen; to intensify
深夜shēn yèvery late at night
深深shēn shēndeep; profound
邪恶 (邪惡)xié èsinister; vicious
恶心 (噁心)ě xīnvariant of 恶心 (ě xīn)
痛苦tòng kǔpain; suffering
绝对 (絕對)jué duìabsolute; unconditional

See also: Japanese symbol for “anathema”.

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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