Chinese symbol for “indiscretion”
失言
shī yán
slip of the tongue; indiscretion; to blurt out a secret
The closest CC-CEDICT match for indiscretion is 失言 (shī yán), defined as: slip of the tongue; indiscretion; to blurt out a secret.
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
Other Chinese words for “indiscretion”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 失口 | shī kǒu | slip of the tongue; indiscretion |
| 语失 (語失) | yǔ shī | indiscreet remark; indiscretion |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 失言.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 失去 | shī qù | to lose |
| 失败 (失敗) | shī bài | to be defeated; to lose |
| 消失 | xiāo shī | to disappear; to fade away |
| 损失 (損失) | sǔn shī | loss; damage |
| 失望 | shī wàng | disappointed; to lose hope |
| 失业 (失業) | shī yè | unemployment; to lose one's job |
| 语言 (語言) | yǔ yán | language; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng) |
| 而言 | ér yán | (typically preceded by 就… (jiù xx) or 对… (duì xx) etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ... |
See also: Japanese symbol for “indiscretion”.
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.