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Chinese symbol for “anonymous”

匿名
nì míng
anonymous; to remain anonymous

The closest CC-CEDICT match for anonymous is 匿名 (nì míng), defined as: anonymous; to remain anonymous.

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

匿 nì
to hide; to go into hiding
radical 23 ⼖ · 11 strokes
名 míng
name; position, rank, title
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “anonymous”

WordPinyinMeaning
佚名yì míng(of an author) anonymous
无记名 (無記名)wú jì míng(of a document) not bearing a name; unregistered (financial securities etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 匿名.

WordPinyinMeaning
隐匿 (隱匿)yǐn nìto cover up; to hide
藏匿cáng nìto cover up; to conceal
销声匿迹 (銷聲匿跡)xiāo shēng nì jìto vanish without trace (idiom); to lie low
匿名信nì míng xìnanonymous letter
匿迹 (匿跡)nì jìto go into hiding
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
著名zhù míngfamous; noted
名称 (名稱)míng chēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)

See also: Japanese symbol for “anonymous”.

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.