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Chinese symbol for “fugitive”

通缉犯
tōng jī fàn
Traditional: 通緝犯
wanted criminal; fugitive (from the law)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fugitive is 通缉犯 (tōng jī fàn), defined as: wanted criminal; fugitive (from the law).

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

通 tōng
to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes
缉 jī
to sieze, to arrest; to stich closely
radical 120 ⽷ · 12 strokes
犯 fàn
criminal; to violate, to commit a crime
radical 94 ⽝ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “fugitive”

WordPinyinMeaning
亡命之徒wáng mìng zhī túrunaway (idiom); desperate criminal; fugitive
易逝yì shìpassing; transient

Related words

Other words that share a character with 通缉犯.

WordPinyinMeaning
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic
通常tōng chángregular; usual; normal; usually; normally
普通pǔ tōngcommon; ordinary
通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform
沟通 (溝通)gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
通缉 (通緝)tōng jīto order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted
通缉令 (通緝令)tōng jī lìngorder for arrest; wanted circular
犯罪fàn zuìto commit a crime; crime; offense

See also: Japanese symbol for “fugitive”.

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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