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Chinese symbol for “sanctimonious”

道貌岸然
dào mào àn rán
sanctimonious; dignified

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sanctimonious is 道貌岸然 (dào mào àn rán), defined as: sanctimonious; dignified.

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

道 dào
method, way; path, road
radical 162 ⾡ · 13 strokes
貌 mào
countenance, appearance
radical 153 ⾘ · 14 strokes
岸 àn
beach, coast, shore
radical 46 ⼭ · 8 strokes
然 rán
certainly; naturally; suddenly
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 道貌岸然.

WordPinyinMeaning
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
报道 (報道)bào dàoto report (news); report
难道 (難道)nán dàodon't tell me ...; could it be that...?
道路dào lùroad; path
道德dào dévirtue; morality
频道 (頻道)pín dàofrequency; (television) channel
面貌miàn màoface; features; appearance; look
礼貌 (禮貌)lǐ màocourtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite
两岸 (兩岸)liǎng ànbilateral; both shores
虽然 (雖然)suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “sanctimonious”.

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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