Chinese symbol for “deafness”
失聪
shī cōng
Traditional: 失聰
to go deaf; to lose one's hearing; deafness; hearing loss
The closest CC-CEDICT match for deafness is 失聪 (shī cōng), defined as: to go deaf; to lose one's hearing; deafness; hearing loss.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 失聪.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 失去 | shī qù | to lose |
| 失败 (失敗) | shī bài | to be defeated; to lose |
| 消失 | xiāo shī | to disappear; to fade away |
| 损失 (損失) | sǔn shī | loss; damage |
| 失望 | shī wàng | disappointed; to lose hope |
| 失业 (失業) | shī yè | unemployment; to lose one's job |
| 聪明 (聰明) | cōng ming | intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing) |
| 聪慧 (聰慧) | cōng huì | bright; intelligent |
See also: Japanese symbol for “deafness”.
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.