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Chinese symbol for “depraved”

下贱
xià jiàn
Traditional: 下賤
humble; lowly; depraved; contemptible

The closest CC-CEDICT match for depraved is 下贱 (xià jiàn), defined as: humble; lowly; depraved; contemptible.

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

下 xià
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes
贱 jiàn
cheap, low, mean, worthless
radical 154 ⾙ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 下贱.

WordPinyinMeaning
一下yī xià(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less
下来 (下來)xià laito come down; (completed action marker)
下载 (下載)xià zǎito download; also pr. [xia4zai4]
下午xià wǔafternoon; 个 (gè)
下去xià qùto go down; to descend
贱人 (賤人)jiàn rénslut; cheap person
贱货 (賤貨)jiàn huòbitch; slut

See also: Japanese symbol for “depraved”.

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.