Chinese symbol for “illiterate”
文盲
wén máng
illiterate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for illiterate is 文盲 (wén máng), defined as: illiterate.
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
Other Chinese words for “illiterate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 睁眼瞎 (睜眼瞎) | zhēng yǎn xiā | an illiterate; sb who has blurred vision |
| 蒙昧 | méng mèi | uncultured; uncivilized |
| 一丁不识 (一丁不識) | yī dīng bù shí | (idiom) illiterate |
| 不识字 (不識字) | bù shí zì | illiterate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 文盲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文化 | wén huà | culture; civilization |
| 文章 | wén zhāng | article; essay |
| 文件 | wén jiàn | document; file |
| 文学 (文學) | wén xué | literature |
| 文明 | wén míng | civilized; civilization |
| 文字 | wén zì | character; script |
| 盲目 | máng mù | (fig.) (of one's actions) blind; unthinking |
| 盲人 | máng rén | blind person |
See also: Japanese symbol for “illiterate”.
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.