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Chinese symbol for “prohibit”

禁止
jìn zhǐ
to prohibit; to forbid; to ban

The closest CC-CEDICT match for prohibit is 禁止 (jìn zhǐ), defined as: to prohibit; to forbid; to ban.

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

禁 jìn
to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure
radical 113 ⽰ · 13 strokes
止 zhǐ
to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist
radical 77 ⽌ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “prohibit”

WordPinyinMeaning
禁jìnto prohibit; to forbid
查禁chá jìnto prohibit; to ban
取缔 (取締)qǔ dìto suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
不准bù zhǔnnot to allow; to forbid
止zhǐto stop; to prohibit

Related words

Other words that share a character with 禁止.

WordPinyinMeaning
不禁bù jīncan't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
监禁 (監禁)jiān jìnto imprison; to jail
禁令jìn lìngprohibition; ban
禁忌jìn jìtaboo; contraindication (medicine)
囚禁qiú jìnto imprison; captivity
停止tíng zhǐto stop; to halt; to cease
阻止zǔ zhǐto prevent; to block
防止fáng zhǐto prevent; to guard against

See also: Japanese symbol for “prohibit”.

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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