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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.

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

粗 cū
rough, think; coarse, rude
radical 119 ⽶ · 11 strokes
暴 bào
violent, brutal, tyrannical
radical 72 ⽇ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “crude”

WordPinyinMeaning
粗糙cū cāocrude; gruff
粗陋cū lòucrude; coarse
粗鲁 (粗魯)cū lǔcoarse; crude (in one's manner)
粗cū(of sth long) wide; thick; (of sth granular) coarse
刺眼cì yǎnto dazzle; to offend the eyes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 粗暴.

WordPinyinMeaning
粗鲁 (粗魯)cū lǔcoarse; crude (in one's manner)
粗糙cū cāocrude; gruff
粗大cū dàthick; bulky
粗俗cū súvulgar
粗略cū lüèrough (not precise or accurate); cursory
暴力bào lìviolence; force
风暴 (風暴)fēng bàostorm; violent commotion
暴露bào lùto 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.

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