Chinese symbol for “fool”
笨蛋
bèn dàn
(mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fool is 笨蛋 (bèn dàn), defined as: (mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person.
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
Other Chinese words for “fool”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呆子 | dāi zi | fool; sucker |
| 糊弄 | hù nong | to fool; to deceive |
| 蠢蛋 | chǔn dàn | fool; dolt |
| 欺瞒 (欺瞞) | qī mán | to fool; to hoodwink |
| 蠢人 | chǔn rén | fool; imbecile |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 笨蛋.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 笨拙 | bèn zhuō | clumsy; awkward |
| 笨重 | bèn zhòng | heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy; laborious; arduous |
| 愚笨 | yú bèn | stupid; clumsy |
| 笨手笨脚 (笨手笨腳) | bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo | clumsy; all thumbs |
| 笨人 | bèn rén | fool; stupid person |
| 蛋糕 | dàn gāo | cake; 块 (kuài),个 (gè) |
| 鸡蛋 (雞蛋) | jī dàn | (chicken) egg; hen's egg |
| 蛋白质 (蛋白質) | dàn bái zhì | protein |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fool”.
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.