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Chinese symbol for “pedophile”

恋童犯
liàn tóng fàn
Traditional: 戀童犯
pedophile

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pedophile is 恋童犯 (liàn tóng fàn), defined as: pedophile.

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

恋 liàn
love; to yearn for, to long for
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes
童 tóng
child, boy; servant boy; virgin
radical 117 ⽴ · 12 strokes
犯 fàn
criminal; to violate, to commit a crime
radical 94 ⽝ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “pedophile”

WordPinyinMeaning
金鱼佬 (金魚佬)jīn yú lǎopedophile (slang, referring to the case of a Hong Kong child abductor who lured girls with the prospect of seeing "goldfish" in his apartment)
恋童者 (戀童者)liàn tóng zhěchild molester; pedophile

Related words

Other words that share a character with 恋童犯.

WordPinyinMeaning
同性恋 (同性戀)tóng xìng liànhomosexuality; gay person
恋爱 (戀愛)liàn ài(romantic) love; 个 (gè),场 (chǎng)
恋人 (戀人)liàn rénlover; sweetheart
迷恋 (迷戀)mí liànto be infatuated with; to be enchanted by
恋情 (戀情)liàn qíngromantic love
初恋 (初戀)chū liànfirst love
儿童 (兒童)ér tóngchild
童年tóng niánchildhood
犯罪fàn zuìto commit a crime; crime; offense

See also: Japanese symbol for “pedophile”.

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.