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Chinese symbol for “egregious”

臭名昭著
chòu míng zhāo zhù
notorious; infamous; egregious (bandits)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for egregious is 臭名昭著 (chòu míng zhāo zhù), defined as: notorious; infamous; egregious (bandits).

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

臭 chòu
to reek, to smell, to stink
radical 132 ⾃ · 10 strokes
名 míng
name; position, rank, title
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
昭 zhāo
bright, luminous; clear, manifest
radical 72 ⽇ · 9 strokes
著 zhù
to show, to prove, to make known
radical 140 ⾋ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “egregious”

WordPinyinMeaning
出尖chū jiānout of the ordinary; outstanding

Related words

Other words that share a character with 臭名昭著.

WordPinyinMeaning
恶臭 (惡臭)è chòustink; stench; stinky; smelly
臭味chòu wèibad smell; foul odor
臭氧chòu yǎngozone (O₃)
臭虫 (臭蟲)chòu chóngbedbug (Cimex lectularius); tick
臭豆腐chòu dòu fustinky tofu; strong-smelling preserved beancurd
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
著名zhù míngfamous; noted
名称 (名稱)míng chēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)
昭示zhāo shìto declare publicly; to make clear
著作zhù zuòto write; literary work

See also: Japanese symbol for “egregious”.

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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