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Chinese symbol for “junkie”

毒虫
dú chóng
Traditional: 毒蟲
poisonous insect (or spider etc); venomous snake; (slang) junkie

The closest CC-CEDICT match for junkie is 毒虫 (dú chóng), defined as: poisonous insect (or spider etc); venomous snake; (slang) junkie.

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

毒 dú
poison, venom; drug, narcotic
radical 80 ⽏ · 9 strokes
虫 chóng
insect, worm; mollusk
radical 142 ⾍ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “junkie”

WordPinyinMeaning
中毒者zhòng dú zhěpoisoned person (food poisoning, drug overdose or toxic exposure); (coll.) addict; junkie; enthusiast (video games, shopping etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 毒虫.

WordPinyinMeaning
病毒bìng dúvirus
毒品dú pǐndrugs; narcotics
有毒yǒu dúpoisonous
中毒zhòng dúto be poisoned
毒药 (毒藥)dú yàopoison
吸毒xī dúto take drugs
昆虫 (昆蟲)kūn chónginsect; 只 (zhī),群 (qún),堆 (duī)
杀虫剂 (殺蟲劑)shā chóng jìinsecticide; pesticide

See also: Japanese symbol for “junkie”.

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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