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Chinese symbol for “forgery”

冒牌货
mào pái huò
Traditional: 冒牌貨
fake goods; imitation; forgery

The closest CC-CEDICT match for forgery is 冒牌货 (mào pái huò), defined as: fake goods; imitation; forgery.

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

冒 mào
to risk, to brave, to dare
radical 13 ⼌ · 9 strokes
牌 pái
card, game piece; placard, signboard, tablet
radical 91 ⽚ · 12 strokes
货 huò
products, merchandise; goods, commodities
radical 154 ⾙ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “forgery”

WordPinyinMeaning
伪造品 (偽造品)wěi zào pǐncounterfeit object; forgery
假报告 (假報告)jiǎ bào gàofalse report; forgery

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冒牌货.

WordPinyinMeaning
冒险 (冒險)mào xiǎnto take risks; to take chances
感冒gǎn màoto catch cold; (common) cold
冒犯mào fànto offend
假冒jiǎ màoto impersonate; to pose as (someone else)
冒充mào chōngto feign; to pretend to be
冒烟 (冒煙)mào yānto discharge smoke; to fume with rage
品牌pǐn páibrand; brand name
金牌jīn páigold medal; measure word: 枚 (méi)
货币 (貨幣)huò bìcurrency; monetary

See also: Japanese symbol for “forgery”.

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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