Chinese symbol for “disobedient”
忤
wǔ
disobedient; unfilial
The closest CC-CEDICT match for disobedient is 忤 (wǔ), defined as: disobedient; unfilial.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “disobedient”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拗 | ào | (bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient |
| 违命 (違命) | wéi mìng | disobedient; to violate the Mandate of Heaven (天命 (Tiān Mìng)) |
| 乖忤 | guāi wǔ | stubborn; contrary |
| 乖迕 | guāi wǔ | stubborn; contrary |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 忤.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忤逆 | wǔ nì | disobedient to parents |
| 乖忤 | guāi wǔ | stubborn; contrary |
| 违忤 (違忤) | wéi wǔ | to disobey |
See also: Japanese symbol for “disobedient”.
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.