Chinese symbol for “curse”
诅咒
zǔ zhòu
Traditional: 詛咒
to curse
The closest CC-CEDICT match for curse is 诅咒 (zǔ zhòu), defined as: to curse.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “curse”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骂娘 (罵娘) | mà niáng | to curse (at sb); to call sb names |
| 詈 | lì | to curse; to scold |
| 咒诅 (咒詛) | zhòu zǔ | to curse; to revile |
| 骂 (罵) | mà | to scold; to abuse |
| 咒 | zhòu | incantation; magic spell |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 诅咒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咒诅 (咒詛) | zhòu zǔ | to curse; to revile |
| 咒语 (咒語) | zhòu yǔ | incantation; spell |
| 咒骂 (咒罵) | zhòu mà | to damn; to curse |
| 魔咒 | mó zhòu | (magical) spell; curse |
| 符咒 | fú zhòu | charm; amulet (religious object conferring blessing) |
| 紧箍咒 (緊箍咒) | jǐn gū zhòu | the Band-tightening Spell (in 西游记 (Xī yóu Jì)); a spell or incantation for controlling sb |
See also: Japanese symbol for “curse”.
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.