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Chinese symbol for “infamy”

骂名
mà míng
Traditional: 罵名
infamy; blackened name

The closest CC-CEDICT match for infamy is 骂名 (mà míng), defined as: infamy; blackened name.

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

骂 mà
to accuse, to blame, to curse, to scold
radical 187 ⾺ · 9 strokes
名 míng
name; position, rank, title
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 骂名.

WordPinyinMeaning
辱骂 (辱罵)rǔ màto insult; to revile
骂人 (罵人)mà rénto swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone
咒骂 (咒罵)zhòu màto damn; to curse
破口大骂 (破口大罵)pò kǒu dà mà(idiom) to let out a torrent of abuse
谩骂 (謾罵)màn màto hurl abuse; to deride
责骂 (責罵)zé màto scold
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
著名zhù míngfamous; noted

See also: Japanese symbol for “infamy”.

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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