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Chinese symbol for “snub”

打入冷宫
dǎ rù lěng gōng
Traditional: 打入冷宮
(idiom) to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history

The closest CC-CEDICT match for snub is 打入冷宫 (dǎ rù lěng gōng), defined as: (idiom) to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history.

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

打 dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
radical 64 ⼿ · 5 strokes
入 rù
to enter, to come in; to join
radical 11 ⼊ · 2 strokes
冷 lěng
cold, cool; lonely
radical 15 ⼎ · 7 strokes
宫 gōng
palace; surname
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “snub”

WordPinyinMeaning
冷落lěng luòdesolate; unfrequented

Related words

Other words that share a character with 打入冷宫.

WordPinyinMeaning
打开 (打開)dǎ kāito open; to show (a ticket)
打击 (打擊)dǎ jīto hit; to strike
打算dǎ suànto plan; to intend
打电话 (打電話)dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
打破dǎ pòto break; to smash
打败 (打敗)dǎ bàito defeat; to overpower
进入 (進入)jìn rùto enter; to go into
加入jiā rùto become a member; to join
冷静 (冷靜)lěng jìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
子宫 (子宮)zǐ gōnguterus; womb

See also: Japanese symbol for “snub”.

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.