Chinese symbol for “imbecile”
痴
chī
imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish
The closest CC-CEDICT match for imbecile is 痴 (chī), defined as: imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “imbecile”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 痴.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白痴 | bái chī | idiocy; idiot |
| 痴迷 | chī mí | infatuated; obsessed |
| 痴呆 | chī dāi | stupid; dull; (medicine) dementia |
| 痴情 (癡情) | chī qíng | infatuation |
| 痴心 | chī xīn | infatuation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “imbecile”.
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.