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Chinese symbol for “assault”

犯
fàn
to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal

The closest CC-CEDICT match for assault is 犯 (fàn), defined as: to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake.

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

犯 fàn
criminal; to violate, to commit a crime
radical 94 ⽝ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “assault”

WordPinyinMeaning
施暴shī bàoto use violence; to attack; to assault
侵犯qīn fànto infringe on; to encroach on
力攻lì gōngto assault; to attack in force
突击 (突擊)tū jīsudden and violent attack; assault

Related words

Other words that share a character with 犯.

WordPinyinMeaning
犯罪fàn zuìto commit a crime; crime; offense
侵犯qīn fànto infringe on; to encroach on
罪犯zuì fàncriminal
犯人fàn rénconvict; prisoner
囚犯qiú fànprisoner; convict
嫌犯xián fàncriminal suspect

See also: Japanese symbol for “assault”.

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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