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Chinese symbol for “prisoner”

囚犯
qiú fàn
prisoner; convict

The closest CC-CEDICT match for prisoner is 囚犯 (qiú fàn), defined as: prisoner; convict.

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

囚 qiú
prisoner, convict; to confine
radical 31 ⼞ · 5 strokes
犯 fàn
criminal; to violate, to commit a crime
radical 94 ⽝ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “prisoner”

WordPinyinMeaning
囚qiúprisoner
囚徒qiú túprisoner; convict
犯人fàn rénconvict; prisoner
囚人qiú rénprisoner; convict
监趸 (監躉)jiān dǔnprisoner (Cantonese)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 囚犯.

WordPinyinMeaning
囚禁qiú jìnto imprison; captivity
囚徒qiú túprisoner; convict
死囚sǐ qiúprisoner that awaits execution; convict sentenced to death
囚室qiú shìprison cell
囚衣qiú yīprison uniform
犯罪fàn zuìto commit a crime; crime; offense
侵犯qīn fànto infringe on; to encroach on
罪犯zuì fàncriminal

See also: Japanese symbol for “prisoner”.

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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