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Chinese symbol for “mdma”

摇头丸
yáo tóu wán
Traditional: 搖頭丸
Ecstasy; MDMA

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mdma is 摇头丸 (yáo tóu wán), defined as: Ecstasy; MDMA.

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

摇 yáo
to rock, to shake; to swing, to wave
radical 64 ⼿ · 13 strokes
头 tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes
丸 wán
ball, pebble, pellet, pill
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “mdma”

WordPinyinMeaning
迷魂药 (迷魂藥)mí hún yàomagic potion; (fig.) bewitching words or actions; knockout drug

Related words

Other words that share a character with 摇头丸.

WordPinyinMeaning
动摇 (動搖)dòng yáoto sway; to waver
摇滚 (搖滾)yáo gǔnrock 'n' roll (music); to rock
摇晃 (搖晃)yáo huàngto rock; to shake; to sway
摇摆 (搖擺)yáo bǎito sway; to wobble
摇头 (搖頭)yáo tóuto shake one's head
摇篮 (搖籃)yáo láncradle (for a baby); (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc)
头发 (頭髮)tóu fahair (on the head)
街头 (街頭)jiē tóustreet
药丸 (藥丸)yào wánpill; measure word: 粒 (lì)

See also: Japanese symbol for “mdma”.

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.