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Chinese symbol for “bullying”

霸凌
bà líng
(loanword) bullying

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bullying is 霸凌 (bà líng), defined as: (loanword) bullying.

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

霸 bà
tyrant; to usurp, to rule by might
radical 173 ⾬ · 21 strokes
凌 líng
pure; virtuous; to insult; to maltreat
radical 15 ⼎ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “bullying”

WordPinyinMeaning
蛮 (蠻)mánbarbarian; bullying
强横 (強橫)qiáng hèngsurly and unreasoning; bullying

Related words

Other words that share a character with 霸凌.

WordPinyinMeaning
霸权 (霸權)bà quánhegemony; supremacy
争霸 (爭霸)zhēng bàto contend for hegemony; a power struggle
霸王bà wánghegemon; overlord
霸主bà zhǔa powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); overlord
霸占 (霸佔)bà zhànto occupy by force; to seize
霸道bà dàothe Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道
凌晨líng chénvery early in the morning; in the wee hours
凌辱líng rǔto insult; to humiliate

See also: Japanese symbol for “bullying”.

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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