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Chinese symbol for “nuisance”

受罪
shòu zuì
to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nuisance is 受罪 (shòu zuì), defined as: to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance.

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

受 shòu
to receive, to get, to accept; to bear
radical 29 ⼜ · 8 strokes
罪 zuì
sin, vice; fault, guilt; crime
radical 122 ⽹ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “nuisance”

WordPinyinMeaning
捞什子 (撈什子)lāo shí ziencumbrance; burden
劳什子 (勞什子)láo shí zi(dialect) nuisance; pain

Related words

Other words that share a character with 受罪.

WordPinyinMeaning
接受jiē shòuto accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
受到shòu dàoto receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
感受gǎn shòuto sense; perception
享受xiǎng shòuto enjoy; to live it up
受伤 (受傷)shòu shāngto sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc)
受害者shòu hài zhěcasualty; victim
犯罪fàn zuìto commit a crime; crime; offense
罪犯zuì fàncriminal

See also: Japanese symbol for “nuisance”.

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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