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Chinese symbol for “contradict”

顶撞
dǐng zhuàng
Traditional: 頂撞
to contradict (elders or superiors)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for contradict is 顶撞 (dǐng zhuàng), defined as: to contradict (elders or superiors).

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

顶 dǐng
top, summit, peak; to carry on the head
radical 181 ⾴ · 8 strokes
撞 zhuàng
to bump into, to collide, to hit, to knock against
radical 64 ⼿ · 15 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “contradict”

WordPinyinMeaning
抵触 (抵觸)dǐ chùto conflict; to contradict
驳 (駁)bóvariegated; heterogeneous
捂wǔto enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears)
抵牾dǐ wǔto conflict with; to contradict
反嘴fǎn zuǐto answer back; to contradict

Related words

Other words that share a character with 顶撞.

WordPinyinMeaning
屋顶 (屋頂)wū dǐngroof
顶级 (頂級)dǐng jítop-notch; first-rate
顶尖 (頂尖)dǐng jiānpeak; apex
山顶 (山頂)shān dǐnghilltop
顶部 (頂部)dǐng bùroof; topmost part
头顶 (頭頂)tóu dǐngtop of the head
碰撞pèng zhuàngto collide; collision
撞击 (撞擊)zhuàng jīto strike; to hit; to ram

See also: Japanese symbol for “contradict”.

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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