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Chinese symbol for “denounce”

谴责
qiǎn zé
Traditional: 譴責
to denounce; to condemn; to criticize; condemnation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for denounce is 谴责 (qiǎn zé), defined as: to denounce; to condemn; to criticize; condemnation; criticism.

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

谴 qiǎn
to scold, to reprimand, to abuse
radical 149 ⾔ · 15 strokes
责 zé
one's responsibility, duty
radical 154 ⾙ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “denounce”

WordPinyinMeaning
声讨 (聲討)shēng tǎoto denounce; to condemn
诟病 (詬病)gòu bìngto denounce; to castigate
问罪 (問罪)wèn zuìto denounce; to condemn
指斥zhǐ chìto denounce; to censure
举报 (舉報)jǔ bàoto report (malefactors to the police); to denounce

Related words

Other words that share a character with 谴责.

WordPinyinMeaning
呵谴 (呵譴)hē qiǎnto reprimand
天谴 (天譴)tiān qiǎnthe wrath of Heaven; imperial displeasure
自谴 (自譴)zì qiǎnto blame oneself; self-recrimination
诃谴 (訶譴)hē qiǎnvariant of 呵谴 (hē qiǎn)
谴呵 (譴呵)qiǎn hēvariant of 谴诃 (qiǎn hē)
负责 (負責)fù zéto be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious
责任 (責任)zé rènresponsibility; duty; liability
负责人 (負責人)fù zé rénperson in charge

See also: Japanese symbol for “denounce”.

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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