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Chinese symbol for “impostor”

冒名
mào míng
an impostor; to impersonate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for impostor is 冒名 (mào míng), defined as: an impostor; to impersonate.

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

Other Chinese words for “impostor”

WordPinyinMeaning
冒牌mào páifake; impostor
冒名顶替者 (冒名頂替者)mào míng dǐng tì zhěimpersonator; impostor

Related words

Other words that share a character with 冒名.

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

See also: Japanese symbol for “impostor”.

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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