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Chinese symbol for “falsify”

篡改
cuàn gǎi
to tamper with; to falsify

The closest CC-CEDICT match for falsify is 篡改 (cuàn gǎi), defined as: to tamper with; to falsify.

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

篡 cuàn
to sieze, to usurp
radical 118 ⽵ · 16 strokes
改 gǎi
to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel
radical 66 ⽁ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “falsify”

WordPinyinMeaning
作假zuò jiǎto counterfeit; to falsify

Related words

Other words that share a character with 篡改.

WordPinyinMeaning
篡夺 (篡奪)cuàn duóto usurp; to seize
篡权 (篡權)cuàn quánto usurp power
篡位cuàn wèito seize the throne
篡逆cuàn nìto rebel; to revolt
篡党 (篡黨)cuàn dǎngto usurp the leadership of the party
改变 (改變)gǎi biànto change; to alter
改革gǎi géreform; measure word: 次 (cì), 种 (zhǒng), 项 (xiàng)
改善gǎi shànto make better; to improve

See also: Japanese symbol for “falsify”.

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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