Chinese symbol for “scapegoat”
替死鬼
tì sǐ guǐ
scapegoat; fall guy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scapegoat is 替死鬼 (tì sǐ guǐ), defined as: scapegoat; fall guy.
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
Other Chinese words for “scapegoat”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 替罪羊 | tì zuì yáng | scapegoat |
| 代罪羔羊 | dài zuì gāo yáng | scapegoat |
| 替罪羔羊 | tì zuì gāo yáng | scapegoat; sacrificial lamb |
| 垫背 (墊背) | diàn bèi | to serve as a sacrificial victim; to suffer for sb else |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 替死鬼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 代替 | dài tì | to replace; to take the place of |
| 替代 | tì dài | to substitute for; to replace |
| 替换 (替換) | tì huàn | to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch |
| 交替 | jiāo tì | to replace; alternately; in turn |
| 接替 | jiē tì | to replace; to take over (a position or post) |
| 替补 (替補) | tì bǔ | to replace (a damaged component with a new one, an injured player with a substitute player, full-time workers with casual workers etc); a su |
| 死亡 | sǐ wáng | to die; death |
| 杀死 (殺死) | shā sǐ | to kill |
| 魔鬼 | mó guǐ | devil |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scapegoat”.
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.