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Chinese symbol for “loser”

失败者
shī bài zhě
Traditional: 失敗者
loser

The closest CC-CEDICT match for loser is 失败者 (shī bài zhě), defined as: loser.

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

失 shī
to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes
败 bài
failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat
radical 154 ⾙ · 8 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “loser”

WordPinyinMeaning
屌丝 (屌絲)diǎo sīloser (Internet slang)
卢瑟 (盧瑟)lú sè(loanword) loser
衰人shuāi rénloser; jerk
废柴 (廢柴)fèi chái(Cantonese) (coll.) good-for-nothing; loser
废物点心 (廢物點心)fèi wù diǎn xin(coll.) a good-for-nothing; a loser

Related words

Other words that share a character with 失败者.

WordPinyinMeaning
失去shī qùto lose
失败 (失敗)shī bàito be defeated; to lose
消失xiāo shīto disappear; to fade away
损失 (損失)sǔn shīloss; damage
失望shī wàngdisappointed; to lose hope
失业 (失業)shī yèunemployment; to lose one's job
腐败 (腐敗)fǔ bàicorruption; to corrupt
打败 (打敗)dǎ bàito defeat; to overpower
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “loser”.

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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