King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “disability”

损伤
sǔn shāng
Traditional: 損傷
to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment

The closest CC-CEDICT match for disability is 损伤 (sǔn shāng), defined as: to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability.

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

损 sǔn
to damage, to harm
radical 64 ⼿ · 10 strokes
伤 shāng
to injure, to harm; wound, injury; to fall ill
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “disability”

WordPinyinMeaning
身心障碍 (身心障礙)shēn xīn zhàng àidisability
病残 (病殘)bìng cánsick or disabled; invalid

Related words

Other words that share a character with 损伤.

WordPinyinMeaning
损失 (損失)sǔn shīloss; damage
损害 (損害)sǔn hàiharm; to damage
亏损 (虧損)kuī sǔndeficit; (financial) loss
损坏 (損壞)sǔn huàito damage; to injure
受损 (受損)shòu sǔnto suffer damage
伤害 (傷害)shāng hàito injure; to harm
受伤 (受傷)shòu shāngto sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc)
伤心 (傷心)shāng xīnto grieve; to be broken-hearted

See also: Japanese symbol for “disability”.

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.

Last posts

  1. Best Forearm Guards for Stick Drills and Impact Protection
  2. Best Burned-Pattern Rattan Sticks for Gift Giving
  3. Choosing a Stick-Fighting Helmet for Club Sparring
  4. How to Stop Escrima Sticks Slipping with Sweaty Hands
  5. Choosing Soft Sticks for Kids Games and Safe Play
  6. Best Padded Sticks for Self-Defense Training and Safety
  7. Best Lightweight Escrima Sticks for Speed and Quick Strikes
  8. Mixing Stick Lengths in Crafting and Construction
  9. Do Carved-Grip Escrima Sticks Improve Weapon Retention
  10. Best Short Sticks for Close-Range Drills and Training