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Chinese symbol for “suspicion”

嫌疑
xián yí
suspicion; to have suspicions

The closest CC-CEDICT match for suspicion is 嫌疑 (xián yí), defined as: suspicion; to have suspicions.

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

嫌 xián
to hate, to detest; to criticize; to suspect
radical 38 ⼥ · 13 strokes
疑 yí
to doubt, to question, to suspect
radical 103 ⽦ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “suspicion”

WordPinyinMeaning
疑心yí xīnsuspicion; to suspect
嫌xiánto dislike; suspicion
嫌忌xián jìsuspicion
嫌猜xián cāisuspicion

Related words

Other words that share a character with 嫌疑.

WordPinyinMeaning
涉嫌shè xiánto be a suspect (in a crime); to be suspected of
嫌犯xián fàncriminal suspect
嫌疑人xián yí réna suspect
嫌弃 (嫌棄)xián qìto regard with disdain; to shun
嫌疑犯xián yí fàna suspect
怀疑 (懷疑)huái yíto doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that
质疑 (質疑)zhì yíto call into question; to challenge (the truth or validity of)
无疑 (無疑)wú yíundoubtedly; without doubt

See also: Japanese symbol for “suspicion”.

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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