Chinese symbol for “defeat”
打败
dǎ bài
Traditional: 打敗
to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated
The closest CC-CEDICT match for defeat is 打败 (dǎ bài), defined as: to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated.
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 “defeat”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 击败 (擊敗) | jī bài | to defeat; to beat |
| 败 (敗) | bài | to defeat; to damage |
| 击溃 (擊潰) | jī kuì | to defeat; to smash; to rout |
| 大败 (大敗) | dà bài | to defeat; to inflict a defeat on sb |
| 破败 (破敗) | pò bài | to defeat; to crush (in battle) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 打败.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打开 (打開) | dǎ kāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 打击 (打擊) | dǎ jī | to hit; to strike |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan; to intend |
| 打电话 (打電話) | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 打破 | dǎ pò | to break; to smash |
| 失败 (失敗) | shī bài | to be defeated; to lose |
| 腐败 (腐敗) | fǔ bài | corruption; to corrupt |
| 击败 (擊敗) | jī bài | to defeat; to beat |
See also: Japanese symbol for “defeat”.
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.