Chinese symbol for “transgression”
愆
qiān
fault; transgression
The closest CC-CEDICT match for transgression is 愆 (qiān), defined as: fault; transgression.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 愆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罪愆 | zuì qiān | sin; offense |
| 愆期 | qiān qī | (formal) to delay; to miss a deadline |
| 愆尤 | qiān yóu | crime; offense |
See also: Japanese symbol for “transgression”.
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.