Chinese symbol for “dud”
哑弹
yǎ dàn
Traditional: 啞彈
dud
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dud is 哑弹 (yǎ dàn), defined as: dud.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “dud”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臭 | chòu | stench; smelly |
| 哑 (啞) | yǎ | mute; dumb; incapable of speech; (of a voice) hoarse; husky |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 哑弹.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哑巴 (啞巴) | yǎ ba | a mute; mute; silent |
| 哑口无言 (啞口無言) | yǎ kǒu wú yán | dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless; at a loss for words |
| 装聋作哑 (裝聾作啞) | zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ | to play deaf-mute |
| 嘶哑 (嘶啞) | sī yǎ | (onom.) coarse crowing; hoarse |
| 沙哑 (沙啞) | shā yǎ | hoarse; husky; raspy |
| 聋哑 (聾啞) | lóng yǎ | deaf and nonverbal |
| 炸弹 (炸彈) | zhà dàn | bomb; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē) |
| 导弹 (導彈) | dǎo dàn | (guided) missile; measure word: 枚 (méi) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dud”.
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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