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Chinese symbol for “misconduct”

违法乱纪
wéi fǎ luàn jì
Traditional: 違法亂紀
(lit.) to break the law and violate the rules (idiom); (fig.) misconduct

The closest CC-CEDICT match for misconduct is 违法乱纪 (wéi fǎ luàn jì), defined as: (lit.) to break the law and violate the rules (idiom); (fig.) misconduct.

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

违 wéi
to violate, to disobey, to defy; to separate from
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
法 fǎ
law, rule, statute; method, way; French
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes
乱 luàn
anarchy, chaos; revolt
radical 5 ⼄ · 7 strokes
纪 jì
discipline, age; period, era; record, annal
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “misconduct”

WordPinyinMeaning
违失 (違失)wéi shīfault; mistake

Related words

Other words that share a character with 违法乱纪.

WordPinyinMeaning
违法 (違法)wéi fǎillegal; to break the law
违反 (違反)wéi fǎnto violate (a law)
违背 (違背)wéi bèito go against; to be contrary to
违规 (違規)wéi guīto violate the rules
违纪 (違紀)wéi jìlack of discipline; to break a rule
违约 (違約)wéi yuēto break a promise; to violate an agreement
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
法律fǎ lǜlaw; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè)
混乱 (混亂)hùn luànconfused; chaotic; disorderly
世纪 (世紀)shì jìcentury

See also: Japanese symbol for “misconduct”.

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.