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Chinese symbol for “overwork”

过劳
guò láo
Traditional: 過勞
overwork

The closest CC-CEDICT match for overwork is 过劳 (guò láo), defined as: overwork.

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

过 guò
pass; to go across, to pass through
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
劳 láo
to labor, to toil; to do manual work
radical 19 ⼒ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “overwork”

WordPinyinMeaning
工作过度 (工作過度)gōng zuò guò dùoverwork

Related words

Other words that share a character with 过劳.

WordPinyinMeaning
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
不过 (不過)bù guòonly; merely
过去 (過去)guò qù(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
过程 (過程)guò chéngcourse of events; process
超过 (超過)chāo guòto surpass; to exceed
劳动 (勞動)láo dòngwork; toil
劳动力 (勞動力)láo dòng lìlabor force; manpower
劳工 (勞工)láo gōnglabor; laborer

See also: Japanese symbol for “overwork”.

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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