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Chinese symbol for “obscenity”

脏字
zāng zì
Traditional: 髒字
obscenity

The closest CC-CEDICT match for obscenity is 脏字 (zāng zì), defined as: obscenity.

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

脏 zāng
organs, viscera; dirty, filthy
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
字 zì
character, letter, symbol, word
radical 39 ⼦ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “obscenity”

WordPinyinMeaning
丑话 (醜話)chǒu huàugly talk; vulgarity

Related words

Other words that share a character with 脏字.

WordPinyinMeaning
心脏 (心臟)xīn zàngheart; 颗 (kē),个 (gè)
肮脏 (骯髒)āng zāngdirty; filthy; despicable
心脏病 (心臟病)xīn zàng bìngheart disease
肾脏 (腎臟)shèn zàngkidney
肝脏 (肝臟)gān zàngliver
内脏 (內臟)nèi zànginternal organs; viscera
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
数字 (數字)shù zìnumeral; digit

See also: Japanese symbol for “obscenity”.

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.