Chinese symbol for “crude”
粗暴
cū bào
crude; crass; rude; rough; harsh
The closest CC-CEDICT match for crude is 粗暴 (cū bào), defined as: crude; crass; rude; rough; harsh.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “crude”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粗糙 | cū cāo | crude; gruff |
| 粗陋 | cū lòu | crude; coarse |
| 粗鲁 (粗魯) | cū lǔ | coarse; crude (in one's manner) |
| 粗 | cū | (of sth long) wide; thick; (of sth granular) coarse |
| 刺眼 | cì yǎn | to dazzle; to offend the eyes |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 粗暴.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粗鲁 (粗魯) | cū lǔ | coarse; crude (in one's manner) |
| 粗糙 | cū cāo | crude; gruff |
| 粗大 | cū dà | thick; bulky |
| 粗俗 | cū sú | vulgar |
| 粗略 | cū lüè | rough (not precise or accurate); cursory |
| 暴力 | bào lì | violence; force |
| 风暴 (風暴) | fēng bào | storm; violent commotion |
| 暴露 | bào lù | to expose; to reveal |
See also: Japanese symbol for “crude”.
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.