Chinese symbol for “taboo”
禁忌
jìn jì
taboo; contraindication (medicine); to abstain from
The closest CC-CEDICT match for taboo is 禁忌 (jìn jì), defined as: taboo; contraindication (medicine); to abstain from.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “taboo”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忌讳 (忌諱) | jì huì | taboo; to avoid as taboo |
| 禁语 (禁語) | jìn yǔ | taboo (word); unmentionable word |
| 戒忌 | jiè jì | a taboo; to avoid sth (as taboo) |
| 违碍 (違礙) | wéi ài | taboo; prohibition |
| 戒规 (戒規) | jiè guī | religious precept; taboo |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 禁忌.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禁止 | jìn zhǐ | to prohibit; to forbid |
| 不禁 | bù jīn | can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from |
| 监禁 (監禁) | jiān jìn | to imprison; to jail |
| 禁令 | jìn lìng | prohibition; ban |
| 囚禁 | qiú jìn | to imprison; captivity |
| 肆无忌惮 (肆無忌憚) | sì wú jì dàn | absolutely unrestrained; unbridled |
| 妒忌 | dù jì | to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious |
| 威士忌 | wēi shì jì | whiskey (loanword) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “taboo”.
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.