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Chinese symbol for “interfere”

干涉
gān shè
to interfere; to meddle; interference

The closest CC-CEDICT match for interfere is 干涉 (gān shè), defined as: to interfere; to meddle; interference.

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

干 gān
arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
radical 51 ⼲ · 3 strokes
涉 shè
sconcerned, involved; to experience; to wade through a stream
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “interfere”

WordPinyinMeaning
插chāto insert; stick in
干扰 (干擾)gān rǎoto disturb; to interfere
作梗zuò gěngto obstruct; to stand in the way; to interfere; to create difficulties
搀和 (攙和)chān huoto mix; to mingle
打横炮 (打橫炮)dǎ héng pàoto butt in; to interfere

Related words

Other words that share a character with 干涉.

WordPinyinMeaning
干部 (幹部)gàn bùcadre; official
干净 (乾淨)gān jìngclean; neat
干嘛 (幹嘛)gàn máwhat are you doing?; whatever for?
若干ruò gāna certain number or amount; how many?
干扰 (干擾)gān rǎoto disturb; to interfere
涉及shè jíto involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon
涉嫌shè xiánto be a suspect (in a crime); to be suspected of
交涉jiāo shèto negotiate (with); to have dealings (with)

See also: Japanese symbol for “interfere”.

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.