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Chinese symbol for “hypocrite”

伪君子
wěi jūn zǐ
Traditional: 偽君子
hypocrite

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hypocrite is 伪君子 (wěi jūn zǐ), defined as: hypocrite.

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

伪 wěi
false, counterfeit, bogus
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
君 jūn
sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes
子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “hypocrite”

WordPinyinMeaning
伪善者 (偽善者)wěi shàn zhěhypocrite
乡愿 (鄉愿)xiāng yuàn(literary) hypocrite; two-faced person

Related words

Other words that share a character with 伪君子.

WordPinyinMeaning
伪造 (偽造)wěi zàoto forge; to fake
虚伪 (虛偽)xū wěifalse; hypocritical
伪装 (偽裝)wěi zhuāngto pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as
真伪 (真偽)zhēn wěitrue or bogus; authenticity
伪善 (偽善)wěi shànhypocritical
君主jūn zhǔmonarch; sovereign
君子jūn zǐnobleman; person of noble character
君王jūn wángsovereign king
孩子hái zichild

See also: Japanese symbol for “hypocrite”.

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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