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Chinese symbol for “gluttony”

馋痨
chán láo
Traditional: 饞癆
gluttony

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gluttony is 馋痨 (chán láo), defined as: gluttony.

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

馋 chán
greedy, gluttonous; lewd, lecherous
radical 184 ⾷ · 12 strokes
痨 láo
tuberculosis
radical 104 ⽧ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 馋痨.

WordPinyinMeaning
馋嘴 (饞嘴)chán zuǐgluttonous; glutton
解馋 (解饞)jiě chánto satisfy one's craving
眼馋 (眼饞)yǎn chánto covet; to envy
嘴馋 (嘴饞)zuǐ chángluttonous; ravenous
馋猫 (饞貓)chán māo(humorous) person with a strong appetite; greedy eater (used playfully)
馋涎欲滴 (饞涎欲滴)chán xián yù dīlit. to drool with desire (idiom); fig. to hunger for
肺痨 (肺癆)fèi láotuberculosis
痨病 (癆病)láo bìngtuberculosis (TCM)

See also: Japanese symbol for “gluttony”.

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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