Chinese symbol for “impersonate”
假冒
jiǎ mào
to impersonate; to pose as (someone else); to counterfeit; to palm off (a fake as a genuine)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for impersonate is 假冒 (jiǎ mào), defined as: to impersonate; to pose as (someone else); to counterfeit; to palm off (a fake as a genuine).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “impersonate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 假扮 | jiǎ bàn | to impersonate; to act the part of sb |
| 饰 (飾) | shì | decoration; ornament |
| 冒名顶替 (冒名頂替) | mào míng dǐng tì | to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate; to pose under a false name |
| 冒名 | mào míng | an impostor; to impersonate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 假冒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 假设 (假設) | jiǎ shè | to suppose; to presume |
| 假如 | jiǎ rú | if |
| 假装 (假裝) | jiǎ zhuāng | to feign; to pretend |
| 假期 | jià qī | holiday period; vacation |
| 虚假 (虛假) | xū jiǎ | false; phony; sham |
| 度假 | dù jià | to go on holidays; to spend one's vacation |
| 冒险 (冒險) | mào xiǎn | to take risks; to take chances |
| 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold; (common) cold |
See also: Japanese symbol for “impersonate”.
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.