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Chinese symbol for “malpractice”

流弊
liú bì
malpractice; long-running abuse

The closest CC-CEDICT match for malpractice is 流弊 (liú bì), defined as: malpractice; long-running abuse.

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

流 liú
to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
弊 bì
evil, bad, wrong; fraud, harm
radical 55 ⼶ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “malpractice”

WordPinyinMeaning
弊病bì bìngmalady; evil
玩忽职守 (玩忽職守)wán hū zhí shǒuto neglect one's duty; dereliction of duty
陋习 (陋習)lòu xícorrupt practice; bad habits
蠹弊dù bìmalpractice; abuse

Related words

Other words that share a character with 流弊.

WordPinyinMeaning
交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange
流行liú xíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable
主流zhǔ liúmain stream (of a river); fig. the essential point
流动 (流動)liú dòngto flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid
流量liú liàngflow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge
流通liú tōngto circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution
作弊zuò bìto practice fraud; to cheat
舞弊wǔ bìto engage in fraud

See also: Japanese symbol for “malpractice”.

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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