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Chinese symbol for “parable”

讽喻
fěng yù
Traditional: 諷喻
parable; allegory; satire

The closest CC-CEDICT match for parable is 讽喻 (fěng yù), defined as: parable; allegory; satire.

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

讽 fěng
sarcastic; to chant, to mock, to ridicule
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes
喻 yù
metaphor, analogy; example; such as, like
radical 30 ⼝ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “parable”

WordPinyinMeaning
寓言yù yánfable; allegory; parable; 则 (zé)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 讽喻.

WordPinyinMeaning
讽刺 (諷刺)fěng cìto satirize; to mock
嘲讽 (嘲諷)cháo fěngto sneer at; to ridicule
讥讽 (譏諷)jī fěngto satirize; to ridicule
冷嘲热讽 (冷嘲熱諷)lěng cháo rè fěngfrigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule
反讽 (反諷)fǎn fěngirony; to satirize
比喻bǐ yùto compare; to liken to
隐喻 (隱喻)yǐn yùmetaphor
家喻户晓 (家喻戶曉)jiā yù hù xiǎounderstood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name

See also: Japanese symbol for “parable”.

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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