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Chinese symbol for “retribution”

恶果
è guǒ
Traditional: 惡果
evil consequence; retribution (in Buddhism)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for retribution is 恶果 (è guǒ), defined as: evil consequence; retribution (in Buddhism).

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

恶 è
bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes
果 guǒ
fruit, nut; result
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “retribution”

WordPinyinMeaning
因果报应 (因果報應)yīn guǒ bào yìng(Buddhism) retribution; karma

Related words

Other words that share a character with 恶果.

WordPinyinMeaning
邪恶 (邪惡)xié èsinister; vicious
恶心 (噁心)ě xīnvariant of 恶心 (ě xīn)
恶化 (惡化)è huàto worsen
恶劣 (惡劣)è lièvile; nasty
如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
结果 (結果)jiē guǒto bear fruit
效果xiào guǒresult; effect
苹果 (蘋果)píng guǒapple; 个 (gè),颗 (kē)

See also: Japanese symbol for “retribution”.

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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