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Chinese symbol for “perverse”

剌
là
perverse; unreasonable; absurd

The closest CC-CEDICT match for perverse is 剌 (là), defined as: perverse; unreasonable; absurd.

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

剌 là
to slash, to cut in two; to contradict
radical 18 ⼑ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “perverse”

WordPinyinMeaning
乖戾guāi lìperverse (behavior); disagreeable (character)
愎bìperverse; obstinate
拗niùstubborn; perverse; contrary
乖guāi(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever
悖bèito go against; to be contrary to

Related words

Other words that share a character with 剌.

WordPinyinMeaning
大剌剌dà là làpompous; with a swagger

See also: Japanese symbol for “perverse”.

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.