Chinese symbol for “insult”
侮辱
wǔ rǔ
to insult; to humiliate; dishonor
The closest CC-CEDICT match for insult is 侮辱 (wǔ rǔ), defined as: to insult; to humiliate; dishonor.
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 “insult”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凌辱 | líng rǔ | to insult; to humiliate |
| 辱骂 (辱罵) | rǔ mà | to insult; to revile |
| 侮 | wǔ | to insult; to ridicule |
| 嫚 | màn | insult |
| 恶语伤人 (惡語傷人) | è yǔ shāng rén | to insult; to direct bad language at sb |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 侮辱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欺侮 | qī wǔ | to bully |
| 外侮 | wài wǔ | (literary) foreign aggression; external threat |
| 侮蔑 | wǔ miè | contempt; to despise |
| 侮慢 | wǔ màn | to humiliate; to bully |
| 轻侮 (輕侮) | qīng wǔ | (literary) to treat with disrespect |
| 羞辱 | xiū rǔ | to humiliate; to shame |
| 耻辱 (恥辱) | chǐ rǔ | disgrace; shame |
| 凌辱 | líng rǔ | to insult; to humiliate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “insult”.
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.