Chinese symbol for “enemy”
敌人
dí rén
Traditional: 敵人
enemy; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for enemy is 敌人 (dí rén), defined as: enemy; 个 (gè).
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 “enemy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敌 (敵) | dí | (bound form) enemy; (bound form) to be a match for; to rival |
| 敌方 (敵方) | dí fāng | enemy |
| 冤家 | yuān jia | enemy; foe |
| 仇敌 (仇敵) | chóu dí | enemy |
| 仇家 | chóu jiā | enemy; foe |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 敌人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 无敌 (無敵) | wú dí | unequalled; without rival |
| 敌对 (敵對) | dí duì | hostile; enemy (factions) |
| 敌军 (敵軍) | dí jūn | enemy troops; hostile forces |
| 敌方 (敵方) | dí fāng | enemy |
| 敌意 (敵意) | dí yì | enmity; hostility |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “enemy”.
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.