Chinese symbol for “deceased”
亡者
wáng zhě
the deceased
The closest CC-CEDICT match for deceased is 亡者 (wáng zhě), defined as: the deceased.
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
Other Chinese words for “deceased”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 死者 | sǐ zhě | the dead; the deceased |
| 亡 | wáng | to die; to lose |
| 已故 | yǐ gù | the late; deceased |
| 故人 | gù rén | old friend; the deceased |
| 逝者 | shì zhě | the dead; the deceased |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 亡者.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 死亡 | sǐ wáng | to die; death |
| 伤亡 (傷亡) | shāng wáng | casualties; injuries and deaths |
| 身亡 | shēn wáng | to die |
| 灭亡 (滅亡) | miè wáng | to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate |
| 流亡 | liú wáng | to go into exile; to be in exile |
| 逃亡 | táo wáng | to flee; to go into exile |
| 记者 (記者) | jì zhě | reporter; journalist; 个 (gè) |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or; possibly; maybe; perhaps |
See also: Japanese symbol for “deceased”.
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.