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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).

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

骂 mà
to accuse, to blame, to curse, to scold
radical 187 ⾺ · 9 strokes
声 shēng
sound, noise; voice, tone, music
radical 33 ⼠ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 骂声.

WordPinyinMeaning
辱骂 (辱罵)rǔ màto insult; to revile
骂人 (罵人)mà rénto swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone
咒骂 (咒罵)zhòu màto 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 màto hurl abuse; to deride
责骂 (責罵)zé màto scold
声音 (聲音)shēng yīnsound; voice
声明 (聲明)shēng míngto 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.

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