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Chinese symbol for “cynicism”

犬儒主义
quǎn rú zhǔ yì
Traditional: 犬儒主義
cynicism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cynicism is 犬儒主义 (quǎn rú zhǔ yì), defined as: cynicism.

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

犬 quǎn
dog
radical 94 ⽝ · 4 strokes
儒 rú
Confucian scholar
radical 9 ⼈ · 16 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
义 yì
right conduct, propriety; justice
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 犬儒主义.

WordPinyinMeaning
警犬jǐng quǎnpolice dog
猎犬 (獵犬)liè quǎnhound; hunting dog
狂犬病kuáng quǎn bìngrabies
牧羊犬mù yáng quǎnsheepdog
鹰犬 (鷹犬)yīng quǎnhawks and hounds; (fig.) running dogs
犬齿 (犬齒)quǎn chǐcanine tooth
侏儒zhū rúperson with dwarfism; dwarf
儒雅rú yǎscholarly; refined
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning

See also: Japanese symbol for “cynicism”.

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.