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Chinese symbol for “arsonist”

纵火犯
zòng huǒ fàn
Traditional: 縱火犯
arsonist

The closest CC-CEDICT match for arsonist is 纵火犯 (zòng huǒ fàn), defined as: arsonist.

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

纵 zòng
to indulge in, to give free reign to
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes
火 huǒ
fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
radical 86 ⽕ · 4 strokes
犯 fàn
criminal; to violate, to commit a crime
radical 94 ⽝ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 纵火犯.

WordPinyinMeaning
操纵 (操縱)cāo zòngto operate; to control
纵然 (縱然)zòng ráneven if; even though
纵横 (縱橫)zòng hénglit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth
纵火 (縱火)zòng huǒto set on fire; to commit arson
放纵 (放縱)fàng zòngto indulge; to pamper
纵容 (縱容)zòng róngto tolerate or condone wrongdoing; to allow (sb) to engage in bad behavior
火车 (火車)huǒ chētrain; measure word: 列 (liè), 节 (jié), 班 (bān), 趟 (tàng)
火箭huǒ jiànrocket; measure word: 枚 (méi)
犯罪fàn zuìto commit a crime; crime; offense

See also: Japanese symbol for “arsonist”.

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.