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Chinese symbol for “scoundrel”

混蛋
hún dàn
scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch

The closest CC-CEDICT match for scoundrel is 混蛋 (hún dàn), defined as: scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch.

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

混 hún
muddy, confused; to mix, to blend; to mingle
radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes
蛋 dàn
egg
radical 142 ⾍ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “scoundrel”

WordPinyinMeaning
恶棍 (惡棍)è gùnscoundrel; rogue; bully; villain
鼠辈 (鼠輩)shǔ bèia scoundrel; a bad chap
大坏蛋 (大壞蛋)dà huài dànscoundrel; bastard
狗东西 (狗東西)gǒu dōng xiscumbag; scoundrel
棍gùnstick; rod; truncheon; scoundrel; villain

Related words

Other words that share a character with 混蛋.

WordPinyinMeaning
混乱 (混亂)hùn luànconfused; chaotic; disorderly
混合hùn héto mix; to blend; hybrid; composite
混凝土hùn níng tǔconcrete (building material)
混淆hùn xiáoto obscure; to confuse
混沌hùn dùnprimal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology); (of a situation) confused; chaotic
蛋糕dàn gāocake; 块 (kuài),个 (gè)
鸡蛋 (雞蛋)jī dàn(chicken) egg; hen's egg
笨蛋bèn dàn(mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person

See also: Japanese symbol for “scoundrel”.

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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