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Chinese symbol for “counterfeit”

造假
zào jiǎ
to counterfeit; to pass off a fake as genuine

The closest CC-CEDICT match for counterfeit is 造假 (zào jiǎ), defined as: to counterfeit; to pass off a fake as genuine.

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

造 zào
to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes
假 jiǎ
fake, false, deceitful; vacation
radical 9 ⼈ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “counterfeit”

WordPinyinMeaning
作假zuò jiǎto counterfeit; to falsify
仿冒fǎng màoto counterfeit; fake
制假 (製假)zhì jiǎto counterfeit; to manufacture counterfeit goods
伪造 (偽造)wěi zàoto forge; to fake
山寨shān zhàifortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 造假.

WordPinyinMeaning
造成zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
创造 (創造)chuàng zàoto create; to bring about
制造 (製造)zhì zàoto manufacture; to make
建造jiàn zàoto construct; to build
改造gǎi zàoto transform; to reform
打造dǎ zàoto forge (metal); (fig.) to create; to build; to develop
假设 (假設)jiǎ shèto suppose; to presume
假如jiǎ rúif

See also: Japanese symbol for “counterfeit”.

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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