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Chinese symbol for “insanity”

精神错乱
jīng shén cuò luàn
Traditional: 精神錯亂
insanity

The closest CC-CEDICT match for insanity is 精神错乱 (jīng shén cuò luàn), defined as: insanity.

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

精 jīng
essence, germ, spirit
radical 119 ⽶ · 14 strokes
神 shén
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes
错 cuò
error, mistake; incorrect, wrong
radical 167 ⾦ · 13 strokes
乱 luàn
anarchy, chaos; revolt
radical 5 ⼄ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “insanity”

WordPinyinMeaning
痫 (癇)xiánepilepsy; insanity

Related words

Other words that share a character with 精神错乱.

WordPinyinMeaning
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous
精力jīng lìenergy (physical or mental)
精确 (精確)jīng quèaccurate; precise
精英jīng yīngcream; elite
神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery
女神nǚ shéngoddess; nymph
神经 (神經)shén jīngnerve; mental state
错误 (錯誤)cuò wùmistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake
混乱 (混亂)hùn luànconfused; chaotic; disorderly

See also: Japanese symbol for “insanity”.

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.