Chinese symbol for “scold”
骂
mà
Traditional: 罵
to scold; to abuse; to curse; measure word: 通 (tòng), 顿 (dùn)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scold is 骂 (mà), defined as: to scold; to abuse; to curse; measure word: 通 (tòng), 顿 (dùn).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “scold”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呵 | hē | (bound form) to scold; to expel breath |
| 说 (說) | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment |
| 责骂 (責罵) | zé mà | to scold |
| 诃 (訶) | hē | to scold |
| 叱 | chì | to scold; shout at |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 骂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辱骂 (辱罵) | rǔ mà | to insult; to revile |
| 骂人 (罵人) | mà rén | to swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone |
| 咒骂 (咒罵) | zhòu mà | to damn; to curse |
| 破口大骂 (破口大罵) | pò kǒu dà mà | (idiom) to let out a torrent of abuse |
| 谩骂 (謾罵) | màn mà | to hurl abuse; to deride |
| 责骂 (責罵) | zé mà | to scold |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scold”.
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.