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Chinese symbol for “contempt”

轻视
qīng shì
Traditional: 輕視
contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn

The closest CC-CEDICT match for contempt is 轻视 (qīng shì), defined as: contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful.

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

轻 qīng
light, gentle; simple, easy
radical 159 ⾞ · 9 strokes
视 shì
to look at, to inspect, to observe, to regard
radical 113 ⽰ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “contempt”

WordPinyinMeaning
侮蔑wǔ miècontempt; to despise
蔑视 (蔑視)miè shìto loathe; to despise

Related words

Other words that share a character with 轻视.

WordPinyinMeaning
年轻 (年輕)nián qīngyoung
年轻人 (年輕人)nián qīng rényoung people; youngster
轻松 (輕鬆)qīng sōnglight; gentle
轻易 (輕易)qīng yìeasy; simple; rashly; offhandedly
减轻 (減輕)jiǎn qīngto lighten; to ease
轻轻 (輕輕)qīng qīnglightly; softly
视频 (視頻)shì pínvideo
电视 (電視)diàn shìtelevision; TV; 台 (tái),部 (bù)

See also: Japanese symbol for “contempt”.

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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