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Chinese symbol for “drawback”

弊病
bì bìng
malady; evil; malpractice; drawback

The closest CC-CEDICT match for drawback is 弊病 (bì bìng), defined as: malady; evil; malpractice; drawback; disadvantage.

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

弊 bì
evil, bad, wrong; fraud, harm
radical 55 ⼶ · 14 strokes
病 bìng
sickness, illness, disease
radical 104 ⽧ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 弊病.

WordPinyinMeaning
作弊zuò bìto practice fraud; to cheat
舞弊wǔ bìto engage in fraud
弊端bì duānsystemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
利弊lì bìpros and cons; merits and drawbacks
弊案bì ànscandal
病毒bìng dúvirus
疾病jí bìngdisease; sickness; ailment
病人bìng rénsick person; patient

See also: Japanese symbol for “drawback”.

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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