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Chinese symbol for “conspire”

阴谋
yīn móu
Traditional: 陰謀
to conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot

The closest CC-CEDICT match for conspire is 阴谋 (yīn móu), defined as: to conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot.

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

阴 yīn
the female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret
radical 170 ⾩ · 7 strokes
谋 móu
to plan, to scheme; strategem
radical 149 ⾔ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “conspire”

WordPinyinMeaning
图谋 (圖謀)tú móuto conspire
策动 (策動)cè dòngto conspire; to plot (a rebellion, crime etc)
合谋 (合謀)hé móuto conspire; to plot together
串谋 (串謀)chuàn móuto conspire
密谋 (密謀)mì móuconspiracy; secret plan

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阴谋.

WordPinyinMeaning
阴影 (陰影)yīn yǐng(lit. and fig.) shadow; measure word: 道 (dào)
阴道 (陰道)yīn dàovagina
阴茎 (陰莖)yīn jīngpenis
阴阳 (陰陽)yīn yángyin and yang
阴暗 (陰暗)yīn àndim; dark
谋杀 (謀殺)móu shāto murder; to assassinate
参谋 (參謀)cān móustaff officer; to give advice
参谋长 (參謀長)cān móu zhǎngchief of staff

See also: Japanese symbol for “conspire”.

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.