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).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “retribution”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 恶果.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 邪恶 (邪惡) | xié è | sinister; vicious |
| 恶心 (噁心) | ě xīn | variant of 恶心 (ě xīn) |
| 恶化 (惡化) | è huà | to worsen |
| 恶劣 (惡劣) | è liè | vile; nasty |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 结果 (結果) | jiē guǒ | to bear fruit |
| 效果 | xiào guǒ | result; effect |
| 苹果 (蘋果) | píng guǒ | apple; 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.