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Chinese symbol for “counterintelligence”

反间谍
fǎn jiàn dié
Traditional: 反間諜
counterintelligence; protection against espionage

The closest CC-CEDICT match for counterintelligence is 反间谍 (fǎn jiàn dié), defined as: counterintelligence; protection against espionage.

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

反 fǎn
reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
radical 29 ⼜ · 4 strokes
间 jiàn
between, among; midpoint; space, place, locality
radical 169 ⾨ · 7 strokes
谍 dié
to spy; an intelligence report
radical 149 ⾔ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 反间谍.

WordPinyinMeaning
反对 (反對)fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
反应 (反應)fǎn yìngto react; to respond
反映fǎn yìngto mirror; to reflect
违反 (違反)wéi fǎnto violate (a law)
反而fǎn éron the contrary; instead
相反xiāng fǎnopposite; contrary
时间 (時間)shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time
之间 (之間)zhī jiān(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间 (
间谍 (間諜)jiàn diéspy

See also: Japanese symbol for “counterintelligence”.

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.