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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “charlatan”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 神棍.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit; mind |
| 神秘 | shén mì | mysterious; mystery |
| 女神 | nǚ shén | goddess; nymph |
| 神经 (神經) | shén jīng | nerve; mental state |
| 神话 (神話) | shén huà | legend; fairy tale |
| 棍子 | gùn zi | stick; rod |
| 光棍 | guāng gùn | gangster; hoodlum; bachelor; single man |
| 恶棍 (惡棍) | è gùn | scoundrel; 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.