Chinese symbol for “rebuke”
申斥
shēn chì
to rebuke; to blame; to denounce
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rebuke is 申斥 (shēn chì), defined as: to rebuke; to blame; to denounce.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “rebuke”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抢白 (搶白) | qiǎng bái | to rebuke; to reprimand |
| 呲 | cī | (coll.) to scold; to rebuke |
| 责怪 (責怪) | zé guài | to blame; to rebuke |
| 熊 | xióng | bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke |
| 训斥 (訓斥) | xùn chì | to reprimand; to rebuke |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 申斥.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 申请 (申請) | shēn qǐng | to apply for sth; application form (CL:份 (fèn)) |
| 申报 (申報) | shēn bào | to report (to the authorities); to declare (to customs) |
| 申诉 (申訴) | shēn sù | to file a complaint; to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc) |
| 重申 | chóng shēn | to reaffirm; to reiterate |
| 申办 (申辦) | shēn bàn | to apply for; to bid for |
| 申请人 (申請人) | shēn qǐng rén | applicant |
| 排斥 | pái chì | to reject; to exclude |
| 充斥 | chōng chì | to be full of; to flood |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rebuke”.
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.