Chinese symbol for “piracy”

海盗行为

hǎi dào xíng wéi

Traditional: 海盜行為

piracy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for piracy is 海盗行为 (hǎi dào xíng wéi), defined as: piracy.

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

海 hǎi

sea, ocean; maritime

radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes

盗 dào

to rob, to steal; thief, bandit

radical 108 ⽫ · 11 strokes

行 xíng

to go, to walk, to move; professional

radical 144 ⾏ · 6 strokes

为 wéi

to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be

radical 3 ⼂ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 海盗行为.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
海外	hǎi wài	overseas; abroad
海军 (海軍)	hǎi jūn	navy
海洋	hǎi yáng	ocean
海上	hǎi shàng	maritime
沿海	yán hǎi	coastal
海岸	hǎi àn	coastal; seacoast
海盗 (海盜)	hǎi dào	pirate
强盗 (強盜)	qiáng dào	to rob (with force); bandit
进行 (進行)	jìn xíng	(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
因为 (因為)	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of

See also: Japanese symbol for “piracy”.

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.