Chinese symbol for “trash”
垃圾
lā jī
trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality
The closest CC-CEDICT match for trash is 垃圾 (lā jī), defined as: trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4].
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
Other Chinese words for “trash”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 货色 (貨色) | huò sè | goods; (derog.) stuff |
| 乐色 (樂色) | lè sè | (slang) trash; garbage (pun on the Taiwan pr. of 垃圾 (lā jī)) |
| 残余物 (殘餘物) | cán yú wù | litter; trash |
| 脏土 (髒土) | zāng tǔ | dirty soil; muck |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 垃圾.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 垃圾桶 | lā jī tǒng | trash can; garbage can; Taiwan pr. [le4se4tong3] |
| 垃圾堆 | lā jī duī | garbage heap |
| 垃圾箱 | lā jī xiāng | rubbish can; garbage can |
| 垃圾车 (垃圾車) | lā jī chē | garbage truck (or other vehicle) |
| 垃圾邮件 (垃圾郵件) | lā jī yóu jiàn | junk mail; spam |
See also: Japanese symbol for “trash”.
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.