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Chinese symbol for “thug”

暴徒
bào tú
bandit; thug; ruffian

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thug is 暴徒 (bào tú), defined as: bandit; thug; ruffian.

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

暴 bào
violent, brutal, tyrannical
radical 72 ⽇ · 15 strokes
徒 tú
disciple, follower; only, merely; in vain
radical 60 ⼻ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 暴徒.

WordPinyinMeaning
暴力bào lìviolence; force
风暴 (風暴)fēng bàostorm; violent commotion
暴露bào lùto expose; to reveal
暴动 (暴動)bào dònginsurrection; rebellion
强暴 (強暴)qiáng bàoviolent; to rape
暴雨bào yǔtorrential rain; rainstorm
信徒xìn túbeliever
教徒jiào túdisciple; follower of a religion

See also: Japanese symbol for “thug”.

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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