Chinese symbol for “hostile”
敌对
dí duì
Traditional: 敵對
hostile; enemy (factions); combative
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hostile is 敌对 (dí duì), defined as: hostile; enemy (factions); combative.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hostile”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敌视 (敵視) | dí shì | hostile; malevolence |
| 敌对性 (敵對性) | dí duì xìng | hostility; antagonism; adversarial; hostile |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 敌对.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敌人 (敵人) | dí rén | enemy; 个 (gè) |
| 无敌 (無敵) | wú dí | unequalled; without rival |
| 敌军 (敵軍) | dí jūn | enemy troops; hostile forces |
| 敌方 (敵方) | dí fāng | enemy |
| 敌意 (敵意) | dí yì | enmity; hostility |
| 对于 (對於) | duì yú | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to |
| 反对 (反對) | fǎn duì | to oppose; to be against; to object to |
| 绝对 (絕對) | jué duì | absolute; unconditional |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hostile”.
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.