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Chinese symbol for “pest”

敌害
dí hài
Traditional: 敵害
pest; vermin; animal that is harmful to crops or to another species; enemy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pest is 敌害 (dí hài), defined as: pest; vermin; animal that is harmful to crops or to another species; enemy; predator.

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

敌 dí
enemy, foe, rival; to match; to resist
radical 66 ⽁ · 10 strokes
害 hài
to injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “pest”

WordPinyinMeaning
害人虫 (害人蟲)hài rén chóngpest; evildoer
害虫 (害蟲)hài chónginjurious insect; pest

Related words

Other words that share a character with 敌害.

WordPinyinMeaning
敌人 (敵人)dí rénenemy; 个 (gè)
无敌 (無敵)wú díunequalled; without rival
敌对 (敵對)dí duìhostile; enemy (factions)
敌军 (敵軍)dí jūnenemy troops; hostile forces
敌方 (敵方)dí fāngenemy
敌意 (敵意)dí yìenmity; hostility
伤害 (傷害)shāng hàito injure; to harm
害怕hài pàto be afraid; to be scared

See also: Japanese symbol for “pest”.

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.