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Chinese symbol for “bug”

故障
gù zhàng
malfunction; breakdown; defect; shortcoming

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bug is 故障 (gù zhàng), defined as: malfunction; breakdown; defect; shortcoming; fault; failure.

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

故 gù
reason, cause; happening, instance
radical 66 ⽁ · 9 strokes
障 zhàng
to separate; shield, barricade
radical 170 ⾩ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “bug”

WordPinyinMeaning
虫子 (蟲子)chóng ziinsect; bug
窃听器 (竊聽器)qiè tīng qìtapping device; bug

Related words

Other words that share a character with 故障.

WordPinyinMeaning
故事gù shìold practice
事故shì gùaccident; 桩 (zhuāng),起 (qǐ),次 (cì)
故意gù yìdeliberately; on purpose
故乡 (故鄉)gù xiānghome; homeland
保障bǎo zhàngto ensure; to guarantee
障碍 (障礙)zhàng àibarrier; obstruction
社会保障 (社會保障)shè huì bǎo zhàngsocial security
屏障píng zhàngbarrier

See also: Japanese symbol for “bug”.

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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