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Chinese symbol for “dupe”

欺哄
qī hǒng
to dupe; to deceive

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dupe is 欺哄 (qī hǒng), defined as: to dupe; to deceive.

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

欺 qī
to cheat, to double-cross, to deceive
radical 76 ⽋ · 12 strokes
哄 hǒng
to coax; to beguile, to cheat, to deceive; tumult, uproar
radical 30 ⼝ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “dupe”

WordPinyinMeaning
大头 (大頭)dà tóubig head; mask in the shape of a big head
愚弄yú nòngto make a fool out of; to fool
诳 (誑)kuángto deceive; to dupe; falsehood; lie
忽悠hū youto rock; to sway
欺瞒 (欺瞞)qī mánto fool; to hoodwink

Related words

Other words that share a character with 欺哄.

WordPinyinMeaning
欺骗 (欺騙)qī piànto deceive; to cheat
欺负 (欺負)qī futo bully
欺诈 (欺詐)qī zhàto cheat
欺凌qī língto bully and humiliate
欺压 (欺壓)qī yāto bully; to push around
自欺欺人zì qī qī rénto deceive others and to deceive oneself; to believe one's own lies
起哄 (起鬨)qǐ hòngto heckle; rowdy jeering
乱哄哄 (亂哄哄)luàn hōng hōngnoisy and in disarray; in an uproar

See also: Japanese symbol for “dupe”.

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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