Chinese symbol for “humbug”
鬼扯
guǐ chě
nonsense; humbug; bunk; bullshit
The closest CC-CEDICT match for humbug is 鬼扯 (guǐ chě), defined as: nonsense; humbug; bunk; bullshit.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鬼扯.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 魔鬼 | mó guǐ | devil |
| 吸血鬼 | xī xuè guǐ | leech; bloodsucking vermin |
| 小鬼 | xiǎo guǐ | little demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child |
| 鬼子 | guǐ zi | devil (derog. term for foreign invaders); (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931–1945) Jap; Nip |
| 有鬼 | yǒu guǐ | (fig.) to smell fishy |
| 鬼话 (鬼話) | guǐ huà | lie; false words |
| 牵扯 (牽扯) | qiān chě | to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated |
| 胡扯 | hú chě | to chatter; nonsense |
See also: Japanese symbol for “humbug”.
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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