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Chinese symbol for “sully”

玷污
diàn wū
to stain; to sully; to tarnish

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sully is 玷污 (diàn wū), defined as: to stain; to sully; to tarnish.

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

玷 diàn
character flaw; a flaw in a gem
radical 96 ⽟ · 9 strokes
污 wū
filthy, dirty; polluted, impure
radical 85 ⽔ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sully”

WordPinyinMeaning
污辱wū rǔto humiliate; to insult

Related words

Other words that share a character with 玷污.

WordPinyinMeaning
玷辱diàn rǔto dishonor; to disgrace
瑕玷xiá diànblemish; flaw
污染wū rǎn(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
贪污 (貪污)tān wūto be corrupt; corruption
污水wū shuǐsewage
污染物wū rǎn wùpollutant
环境污染 (環境污染)huán jìng wū rǎnenvironmental pollution
污点 (污點)wū diǎnstain; taint

See also: Japanese symbol for “sully”.

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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