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Chinese symbol for “jap”

鬼子
guǐ zi
devil (derog. term for foreign invaders); (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931–1945) Jap; Nip

The closest CC-CEDICT match for jap is 鬼子 (guǐ zi), defined as: devil (derog. term for foreign invaders); (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931–1945) Jap; Nip.

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

鬼 guǐ
ghost; demon; sly, mischievous
radical 194 ⿁ · 10 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “jap”

WordPinyinMeaning
小日本xiǎo Rì běn(derog.) Japanese person; Jap

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鬼子.

WordPinyinMeaning
魔鬼mó guǐdevil
吸血鬼xī xuè guǐleech; bloodsucking vermin
小鬼xiǎo guǐlittle demon (term of endearment for a child); mischievous child
有鬼yǒu guǐ(fig.) to smell fishy
鬼话 (鬼話)guǐ huàlie; false words
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “jap”.

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.