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Chinese symbol for “apostasy”

叛教
pàn jiào
apostasy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for apostasy is 叛教 (pàn jiào), defined as: apostasy.

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

叛 pàn
rebel; rebellion; rebellious
radical 29 ⼜ · 9 strokes
教 jiào
school, education
radical 66 ⽁ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 叛教.

WordPinyinMeaning
背叛bèi pànto betray
叛乱 (叛亂)pàn luànarmed rebellion
叛徒pàn tútraitor; turncoat
叛变 (叛變)pàn biànto defect; to betray
叛军 (叛軍)pàn jūnrebel army
反叛fǎn pànto rebel; to revolt
教育jiào yùto educate; to teach
教师 (教師)jiào shīteacher; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “apostasy”.

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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