Chinese symbol for “scolding”
骂声
mà shēng
Traditional: 罵聲
scolding; tongue-lashing; (fig.) angry criticism; opprobrium
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scolding is 骂声 (mà shēng), defined as: scolding; tongue-lashing; (fig.) angry criticism; opprobrium; measure word: 片 (piàn).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 骂声.
| 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 |
| 声音 (聲音) | shēng yīn | sound; voice |
| 声明 (聲明) | shēng míng | to state; to declare |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scolding”.
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.