Chinese symbol for “insurgent”
叛徒
pàn tú
traitor; turncoat; rebel; renegade
The closest CC-CEDICT match for insurgent is 叛徒 (pàn tú), defined as: traitor; turncoat; rebel; renegade; insurgent.
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 “insurgent”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 叛徒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 背叛 | bèi pàn | to betray |
| 叛乱 (叛亂) | pàn luàn | armed rebellion |
| 叛变 (叛變) | pàn biàn | to defect; to betray |
| 叛军 (叛軍) | pàn jūn | rebel army |
| 反叛 | fǎn pàn | to rebel; to revolt |
| 信徒 | xìn tú | believer |
| 教徒 | jiào tú | disciple; follower of a religion |
| 徒刑 | tú xíng | prison sentence |
See also: Japanese symbol for “insurgent”.
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.