Chinese symbol for “spoiled”
坏
huài
Traditional: 壞
bad; spoiled; broken; to break down
The closest CC-CEDICT match for spoiled is 坏 (huài), defined as: bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “spoiled”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 餲 | ài | (literary) (of food) spoiled; sour; gone off |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 坏.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 破坏 (破壞) | pò huài | destruction; damage |
| 坏人 (壞人) | huài rén | bad person; villain |
| 坏事 (壞事) | huài shì | bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things |
| 损坏 (損壞) | sǔn huài | to damage; to injure |
| 好坏 (好壞) | hǎo huài | good or bad; good and bad |
| 吓坏 (嚇壞) | xià huài | to be terrified; to terrify sb |
See also: Japanese symbol for “spoiled”.
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.