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Chinese symbol for “ransomware”

勒索软件
lè suǒ ruǎn jiàn
Traditional: 勒索軟件
ransomware (computing)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ransomware is 勒索软件 (lè suǒ ruǎn jiàn), defined as: ransomware (computing).

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

勒 lè
to strangle; to tighten
radical 19 ⼒ · 11 strokes
索 suǒ
cable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquire
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes
软 ruǎn
soft, pliable, flexible; weak
radical 159 ⾞ · 8 strokes
件 jiàn
item, matter; component, part; measure word for events
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 勒索软件.

WordPinyinMeaning
勒索lè suǒto blackmail; to extort
勾勒gōu lèto draw the outline of; to outline
勒令lè lìngto order; to force
格勒gé lè(onom.) laughing sound; glug-glug haha!
勒死lēi sǐto strangle
敲诈勒索 (敲詐勒索)qiāo zhà lè suǒextortion and blackmail (idiom)
探索tàn suǒto explore; to probe
搜索sōu suǒto search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)
软件 (軟件)ruǎn jiànsoftware
事件shì jiànincident; event

See also: Japanese symbol for “ransomware”.

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.