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Chinese symbol for “stigma”

罪名
zuì míng
charge; accusation; stigma; bad name; stained reputation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stigma is 罪名 (zuì míng), defined as: charge; accusation; stigma; bad name; stained reputation.

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

罪 zuì
sin, vice; fault, guilt; crime
radical 122 ⽹ · 13 strokes
名 míng
name; position, rank, title
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “stigma”

WordPinyinMeaning
烙印lào yìnto brand (cattle etc); brand
污名wū míngbad reputation; stigma
气门 (氣門)qì ménvalve (esp. tire valve); accelerator (obsolete term for 油門|油门)
柱头 (柱頭)zhù tóu(architecture) capital; column head

Related words

Other words that share a character with 罪名.

WordPinyinMeaning
犯罪fàn zuìto commit a crime; crime; offense
罪犯zuì fàncriminal
罪行zuì xíngcrime; offense
罪恶 (罪惡)zuì ècrime; evil
有罪yǒu zuìguilty
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
著名zhù míngfamous; noted
名称 (名稱)míng chēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)

See also: Japanese symbol for “stigma”.

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.