Chinese symbol for “treason”
叛国
pàn guó
Traditional: 叛國
treason
The closest CC-CEDICT match for treason is 叛国 (pàn guó), defined as: treason.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “treason”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 叛国.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 背叛 | bèi pàn | to betray |
| 叛乱 (叛亂) | pàn luàn | armed rebellion |
| 叛徒 | pàn tú | traitor; turncoat |
| 叛变 (叛變) | pàn biàn | to defect; to betray |
| 叛军 (叛軍) | pàn jūn | rebel army |
| 反叛 | fǎn pàn | to rebel; to revolt |
| 国家 (國家) | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 国际 (國際) | guó jì | international |
See also: Japanese symbol for “treason”.
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.