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Chinese symbol for “impersonator”

冒名顶替者
mào míng dǐng tì zhě
Traditional: 冒名頂替者
impersonator; impostor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for impersonator is 冒名顶替者 (mào míng dǐng tì zhě), defined as: impersonator; impostor.

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

冒 mào
to risk, to brave, to dare
radical 13 ⼌ · 9 strokes
名 míng
name; position, rank, title
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
顶 dǐng
top, summit, peak; to carry on the head
radical 181 ⾴ · 8 strokes
替 tì
to change, to replace, to substitute for
radical 73 ⽈ · 12 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冒名顶替者.

WordPinyinMeaning
冒险 (冒險)mào xiǎnto take risks; to take chances
感冒gǎn màoto catch cold; (common) cold
冒犯mào fànto offend
假冒jiǎ màoto impersonate; to pose as (someone else)
冒充mào chōngto feign; to pretend to be
冒烟 (冒煙)mào yānto discharge smoke; to fume with rage
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
著名zhù míngfamous; noted
屋顶 (屋頂)wū dǐngroof
代替dài tìto replace; to take the place of
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

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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