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Chinese symbol for “bully”

欺负
qī fu
Traditional: 欺負
to bully

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bully is 欺负 (qī fu), defined as: to bully.

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

欺 qī
to cheat, to double-cross, to deceive
radical 76 ⽋ · 12 strokes
负 fu
load, burden; to carry, to bear
radical 154 ⾙ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bully”

WordPinyinMeaning
欺压 (欺壓)qī yāto bully; to push around
欺侮qī wǔto bully
地痞dì pǐbully; local ruffian
恶棍 (惡棍)è gùnscoundrel; rogue; bully; villain
轹 (轢)lìto bully; wheel-rut

Related words

Other words that share a character with 欺负.

WordPinyinMeaning
欺骗 (欺騙)qī piànto deceive; to cheat
欺诈 (欺詐)qī zhàto cheat
欺凌qī língto bully and humiliate
欺压 (欺壓)qī yāto bully; to push around
自欺欺人zì qī qī rénto deceive others and to deceive oneself; to believe one's own lies
负责 (負責)fù zéto be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious
负责人 (負責人)fù zé rénperson in charge
负担 (負擔)fù dānto bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden

See also: Japanese symbol for “bully”.

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.