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Chinese symbol for “despicable”

贱格
jiàn gé
Traditional: 賤格
despicable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for despicable is 贱格 (jiàn gé), defined as: despicable.

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

贱 jiàn
cheap, low, mean, worthless
radical 154 ⾙ · 9 strokes
格 gé
form, pattern, standard
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “despicable”

WordPinyinMeaning
卑鄙无耻 (卑鄙無恥)bēi bǐ wú chǐ(idiom) shameless; despicable; devoid of integrity
肮脏 (骯髒)āng zāngdirty; filthy; despicable
贱 (賤)jiàninexpensive; lowly
卑鄙bēi bǐbase; mean
卑劣bēi lièbase; mean

Related words

Other words that share a character with 贱格.

WordPinyinMeaning
贱人 (賤人)jiàn rénslut; cheap person
贱货 (賤貨)jiàn huòbitch; slut
贱民 (賤民)jiàn mínsocial stratum below the level of ordinary people; untouchable
下贱 (下賤)xià jiànhumble; lowly
卑贱 (卑賤)bēi jiànlowly; mean and low
低贱 (低賤)dī jiànlowly; humble; cheap; inexpensive
价格 (價格)jià géprice
资格 (資格)zī géqualifications; seniority

See also: Japanese symbol for “despicable”.

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.