Chinese symbol for “incantation”
咒
zhòu
incantation; magic spell; curse; malediction
The closest CC-CEDICT match for incantation is 咒 (zhòu), defined as: incantation; magic spell; curse; malediction; to revile; to put a curse on sb.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “incantation”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咒语 (咒語) | zhòu yǔ | incantation; spell |
| 陀罗尼 (陀羅尼) | tuó luó ní | incantation (Sanskrit: dharani); religious chant (promoting virtue and obstructing evil) |
| 咒文 | zhòu wén | incantation; spell |
| 真言 | zhēn yán | true statement; incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 咒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诅咒 (詛咒) | zǔ zhòu | to curse |
| 咒语 (咒語) | zhòu yǔ | incantation; spell |
| 咒骂 (咒罵) | zhòu mà | to damn; to curse |
| 魔咒 | mó zhòu | (magical) spell; curse |
| 符咒 | fú zhòu | charm; amulet (religious object conferring blessing) |
| 紧箍咒 (緊箍咒) | jǐn gū zhòu | the Band-tightening Spell (in 西游记 (Xī yóu Jì)); a spell or incantation for controlling sb |
See also: Japanese symbol for “incantation”.
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.