Chinese symbol for “manslaughter”
误杀
wù shā
Traditional: 誤殺
to mistakenly kill; manslaughter
The closest CC-CEDICT match for manslaughter is 误杀 (wù shā), defined as: to mistakenly kill; manslaughter.
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 误杀.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 错误 (錯誤) | cuò wù | mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake |
| 失误 (失誤) | shī wù | lapse; mistake |
| 误解 (誤解) | wù jiě | to misunderstand; misunderstanding |
| 误会 (誤會) | wù huì | to misunderstand; to mistake |
| 误导 (誤導) | wù dǎo | to mislead; to misguide |
| 耽误 (耽誤) | dān wu | to delay; to hold up |
| 自杀 (自殺) | zì shā | to kill oneself; to commit suicide |
| 杀人 (殺人) | shā rén | to kill a person; to commit murder |
See also: Japanese symbol for “manslaughter”.
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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