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Chinese symbol for “idiot”

傻子
shǎ zi
idiot; fool

The closest CC-CEDICT match for idiot is 傻子 (shǎ zi), defined as: idiot; fool.

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

傻 shǎ
foolish, silly, stupid; an imbecile
radical 9 ⼈ · 13 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “idiot”

WordPinyinMeaning
傻瓜shǎ guāidiot; fool
笨蛋bèn dàn(mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person
二百五èr bǎi wǔidiot; stupid person
呆瓜dāi guāidiot; fool
蠢材chǔn cáiidiot

Related words

Other words that share a character with 傻子.

WordPinyinMeaning
傻瓜shǎ guāidiot; fool
傻蛋shǎ dànstupid young fellow; idiot
装傻 (裝傻)zhuāng shǎto act stupid; to pretend to be naive
傻笑shǎ xiàoto giggle; to laugh foolishly
傻眼shǎ yǎn(coll.) stunned; dumbfounded; flabbergasted
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “idiot”.

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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