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Chinese symbol for “delusion”

妄想
wàng xiǎng
to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion

The closest CC-CEDICT match for delusion is 妄想 (wàng xiǎng), defined as: to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion.

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

妄 wàng
absurd, foolish, ignorant; rash, reckless, wild
radical 38 ⼥ · 6 strokes
想 xiǎng
to believe, to wish for; to consider, to plan, to think
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “delusion”

WordPinyinMeaning
无明 (無明)wú míngavidya (Buddhism); ignorance

Related words

Other words that share a character with 妄想.

WordPinyinMeaning
妄图 (妄圖)wàng túto try in vain; futile attempt
狂妄kuáng wàngegotistical; arrogant
轻举妄动 (輕舉妄動)qīng jǔ wàng dòngto act blindly without thinking (idiom)
妄想症wàng xiǎng zhèngdelusional disorder; (fig.) paranoia
虚妄 (虛妄)xū wàngfabricated
想要xiǎng yàoto want to; to feel like
思想sī xiǎngthought; thinking
不想bù xiǎngunexpectedly; to one's surprise

See also: Japanese symbol for “delusion”.

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.

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