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Chinese symbol for “prosecute”

追诉
zhuī sù
Traditional: 追訴
to prosecute; given leave to sue

The closest CC-CEDICT match for prosecute is 追诉 (zhuī sù), defined as: to prosecute; given leave to sue.

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

追 zhuī
to pursue, to chase after; to expel
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
诉 sù
to accuse, to sue; to inform; to narrate
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “prosecute”

WordPinyinMeaning
检控 (檢控)jiǎn kòngto prosecute (criminal); the prosecution
起诉 (起訴)qǐ sùto sue; to bring a lawsuit against
检察 (檢察)jiǎn cháto inspect; (law) to prosecute
办 (辦)bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event); to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise)
立案侦查 (立案偵查)lì àn zhēn cháto file for investigation; to prosecute (a case)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 追诉.

WordPinyinMeaning
追求zhuī qiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after
追踪 (追蹤)zhuī zōngto track; to trace; to follow up; (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media)
追究zhuī jiūto investigate; to look into
追加zhuī jiāto add something extra; an additional increment
追逐zhuī zhúto chase; to pursue vigorously
追溯zhuī sùlit. to go upstream; to trace sth back to
告诉 (告訴)gào sùto press charges; to file a complaint
起诉 (起訴)qǐ sùto sue; to bring a lawsuit against

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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