Chinese symbol for “knockoff”
山寨
shān zhài
fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits); (fig.) knockoff (goods); counterfeit
The closest CC-CEDICT match for knockoff is 山寨 (shān zhài), defined as: fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits); (fig.) knockoff (goods); counterfeit; imitation.
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 “knockoff”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仿品 | fǎng pǐn | imitation product; counterfeit; knockoff; replica; reproduction |
| 模仿品 | mó fǎng pǐn | imitation product; counterfeit; knockoff |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 山寨.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山区 (山區) | shān qū | mountain area; 个 (gè) |
| 火山 | huǒ shān | volcano |
| 山脉 (山脈) | shān mài | mountain range; 条 (tiáo) |
| 山地 | shān dì | mountainous region; hilly area |
| 山顶 (山頂) | shān dǐng | hilltop |
| 大寨 | dà zhài | Dazhai |
| 村寨 | cūn zhài | (stockaded) village |
| 营寨 (營寨) | yíng zhài | barracks |
See also: Japanese symbol for “knockoff”.
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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