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Chinese symbol for “charlatan”

神棍
shén gùn
charlatan claiming supernatural powers; (fig.) charlatan; phony guru

The closest CC-CEDICT match for charlatan is 神棍 (shén gùn), defined as: charlatan claiming supernatural powers; (fig.) charlatan; phony guru.

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

神 shén
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes
棍 gùn
stick, cudgel; scoundrel
radical 75 ⽊ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “charlatan”

WordPinyinMeaning
庸医 (庸醫)yōng yīquack; charlatan

Related words

Other words that share a character with 神棍.

WordPinyinMeaning
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery
女神nǚ shéngoddess; nymph
神经 (神經)shén jīngnerve; mental state
神话 (神話)shén huàlegend; fairy tale
棍子gùn zistick; rod
光棍guāng gùngangster; hoodlum; bachelor; single man
恶棍 (惡棍)è gùnscoundrel; rogue; bully; villain

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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