Chinese symbol for “masturbation”
自渎
zì dú
Traditional: 自瀆
masturbation; to masturbate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for masturbation is 自渎 (zì dú), defined as: masturbation; to masturbate.
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
Other Chinese words for “masturbation”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自慰 | zì wèi | to console oneself; to masturbate |
| 手淫 | shǒu yín | to masturbate; masturbation |
| 自淫 | zì yín | masturbation |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 自渎.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 自由 | zì yóu | freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted |
| 来自 (來自) | lái zì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature; natural |
| 自动 (自動) | zì dòng | automatic; voluntarily |
| 自身 | zì shēn | itself; oneself |
| 亵渎 (褻瀆) | xiè dú | (literary) to blaspheme; to desecrate; to profane |
| 渎职 (瀆職) | dú zhí | to engage in malfeasance; derelict in duty |
See also: Japanese symbol for “masturbation”.
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.