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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “cannibalism”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 同类相食.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同时 (同時) | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common; joint |
| 同样 (同樣) | tóng yàng | same; equal; similar; similarly; also; too |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade; (slang) homosexual |
| 人类 (人類) | rén lèi | humanity; human race |
| 类似 (類似) | lèi sì | similar; analogous |
| 相关 (相關) | xiāng guān | related; relevant |
| 食品 | shí pǐn | foodstuff; 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.