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Chinese symbol for “cannibalism”

同类相食
tóng lèi xiāng shí
Traditional: 同類相食
cannibalism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cannibalism is 同类相食 (tóng lèi xiāng shí), defined as: cannibalism.

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

同 tóng
same, similar; together with, alike
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
类 lèi
category, class, group, kind; similar to; to resemble
radical 119 ⽶ · 9 strokes
相 xiāng
mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
radical 109 ⽬ · 9 strokes
食 shí
food; to eat
radical 184 ⾷ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “cannibalism”

WordPinyinMeaning
食人俗shí rén súcannibalism

Related words

Other words that share a character with 同类相食.

WordPinyinMeaning
同时 (同時)tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct
共同gòng tóngcommon; joint
同样 (同樣)tóng yàngsame; equal; similar; similarly; also; too
同意tóng yìto agree; to consent
同志tóng zhìcomrade; (slang) homosexual
人类 (人類)rén lèihumanity; human race
类似 (類似)lèi sìsimilar; analogous
相关 (相關)xiāng guānrelated; relevant
食品shí pǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions

See also: Japanese symbol for “cannibalism”.

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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