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Chinese symbol for “pantomime”

哑剧
yǎ jù
Traditional: 啞劇
pantomime; mime show

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pantomime is 哑剧 (yǎ jù), defined as: pantomime; mime show.

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

哑 yǎ
dumb, mute, hoarse
radical 30 ⼝ · 9 strokes
剧 jù
theatrical plays, opera, drama; severe, acute
radical 18 ⼑ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “pantomime”

WordPinyinMeaning
默剧 (默劇)mò jùpantomime; mime show

Related words

Other words that share a character with 哑剧.

WordPinyinMeaning
哑巴 (啞巴)yǎ baa mute; mute; silent
哑口无言 (啞口無言)yǎ kǒu wú yándumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless; at a loss for words
装聋作哑 (裝聾作啞)zhuāng lóng zuò yǎto play deaf-mute
嘶哑 (嘶啞)sī yǎ(onom.) coarse crowing; hoarse
沙哑 (沙啞)shā yǎhoarse; husky; raspy
聋哑 (聾啞)lóng yǎdeaf and nonverbal
电视剧 (電視劇)diàn shì jùTV series; TV drama
戏剧 (戲劇)xì jùa drama; a play; theater; script of a play

See also: Japanese symbol for “pantomime”.

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.