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Chinese symbol for “crime”

罪行
zuì xíng
crime; offense

The closest CC-CEDICT match for crime is 罪行 (zuì xíng), defined as: crime; offense.

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

罪 zuì
sin, vice; fault, guilt; crime
radical 122 ⽹ · 13 strokes
行 xíng
to go, to walk, to move; professional
radical 144 ⾏ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “crime”

WordPinyinMeaning
罪恶 (罪惡)zuì ècrime; evil
辜gū(bound form) crime; sin; (literary) to abandon; to betray
犯罪fàn zuìto commit a crime; crime; offense
罪zuìguilt; crime
犯fànto violate; to offend

Related words

Other words that share a character with 罪行.

WordPinyinMeaning
犯罪fàn zuìto commit a crime; crime; offense
罪犯zuì fàncriminal
罪名zuì míngcharge; accusation; stigma; bad name; stained reputation
罪恶 (罪惡)zuì ècrime; evil
有罪yǒu zuìguilty
进行 (進行)jìn xíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
举行 (舉行)jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
行为 (行為)xíng wéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity

See also: Japanese symbol for “crime”.

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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