Chinese symbol for “treachery”
奸诈
jiān zhà
Traditional: 奸詐
treachery; devious; a rogue
The closest CC-CEDICT match for treachery is 奸诈 (jiān zhà), defined as: treachery; devious; a rogue.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “treachery”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 背信弃义 (背信棄義) | bèi xìn qì yì | breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray; treachery |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 奸诈.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 强奸 (強姦) | qiáng jiān | to rape |
| 汉奸 (漢奸) | hàn jiān | traitor (to China) |
| 通奸 (通姦) | tōng jiān | adultery; to commit adultery |
| 轮奸 (輪姦) | lún jiān | to gang rape |
| 强奸犯 (強姦犯) | qiáng jiān fàn | rapist |
| 奸淫 (姦淫) | jiān yín | illicit sex; to rape or seduce |
| 诈骗 (詐騙) | zhà piàn | to defraud; to swindle |
| 欺诈 (欺詐) | qī zhà | to cheat |
See also: Japanese symbol for “treachery”.
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.