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Chinese symbol for “rabble”

乌合之众
wū hé zhī zhòng
Traditional: 烏合之眾
(idiom) rabble; disorderly band

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rabble is 乌合之众 (wū hé zhī zhòng), defined as: (idiom) rabble; disorderly band.

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

乌 wū
crow, rook, raven; black, dark
radical 4 ⼃ · 4 strokes
合 hé
to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
之 zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, t
radical 4 ⼃ · 4 strokes
众 zhòng
multitude, crowd; masses, public
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 乌合之众.

WordPinyinMeaning
乌龟 (烏龜)wū guītortoise; cuckold
乌鸦 (烏鴉)wū yācrow; raven
乌托邦 (烏托邦)wū tuō bāng(loanword) utopia
乌云 (烏雲)wū yúnblack cloud
乌龙 (烏龍)wū lóngblack dragon; unexpected mistake or mishap
乌拉 (烏拉)wù laleather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana 乌拉草 (wù la cǎo), worn in northeastern China during winter
合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
综合 (綜合)zōng hécomprehensive; composite
之后 (之後)zhī hòuafter; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
群众 (群眾)qún zhòngmass; multitude

See also: Japanese symbol for “rabble”.

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.