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Chinese symbol for “nemesis”

克星
kè xīng
Traditional: 剋星
nemesis; bane; fated to be ill-matched

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nemesis is 克星 (kè xīng), defined as: nemesis; bane; fated to be ill-matched.

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

克 kè
to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
radical 10 ⼉ · 7 strokes
星 xīng
star, planet; a point of light
radical 72 ⽇ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 克星.

WordPinyinMeaning
坦克tǎn kè(loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman
马克 (馬克)mǎ kèmark (monetary unit)
克服kè fú(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer
巧克力qiǎo kè lì(loanword) chocolate; 块 (kuài)
麦克 (麥克)mài kè(loanword) microphone
克拉kè lācarat (mass) (loanword)
星期xīng qīweek; 个 (gè)
明星míng xīngstar; celebrity

See also: Japanese symbol for “nemesis”.

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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