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Chinese symbol for “interference”

干扰
gān rǎo
Traditional: 干擾
to disturb; to interfere; perturbation; interference (physics)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for interference is 干扰 (gān rǎo), defined as: to disturb; to interfere; perturbation; interference (physics).

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
扰 rǎo
to poke, to disturb, to annoy, to agitate
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “interference”

WordPinyinMeaning
干涉gān shèto interfere; to meddle
插手chā shǒuto get involved in; to meddle
杂讯 (雜訊)zá xùn(Tw) (electronics) noise; interference

Related words

Other words that share a character with 干扰.

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?
干涉gān shèto interfere; to meddle
骚扰 (騷擾)sāo rǎoto disturb; to cause a commotion
困扰 (困擾)kùn rǎoto perplex; to disturb
性骚扰 (性騷擾)xìng sāo rǎosexual harassment

See also: Japanese symbol for “interference”.

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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