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Chinese symbol for “heroin”

海洛因
hǎi luò yīn
(loanword) heroin

The closest CC-CEDICT match for heroin is 海洛因 (hǎi luò yīn), defined as: (loanword) heroin.

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

海 hǎi
sea, ocean; maritime
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
洛 luò
a river in the Shanxi province; a city
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes
因 yīn
cause, reason; by; because
radical 31 ⼞ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “heroin”

WordPinyinMeaning
几号 (幾號)jǐ hào(slang) heroin
海洛英hǎi luò yīng(loanword) heroin
白粉bái fěnface powder; chalk powder
白面儿 (白麵兒)bái miàn rheroin
白面 (白麵)bái miànwheat flour; flour

Related words

Other words that share a character with 海洛因.

WordPinyinMeaning
海外hǎi wàioverseas; abroad
海军 (海軍)hǎi jūnnavy
海洋hǎi yángocean
海上hǎi shàngmaritime
沿海yán hǎicoastal
海岸hǎi àncoastal; seacoast
巴洛克bā luò kèbaroque (loanword)
海洛英hǎi luò yīng(loanword) heroin
因为 (因為)yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of

See also: Japanese symbol for “heroin”.

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.