Chinese symbol for “untouchable”
贱民
jiàn mín
Traditional: 賤民
social stratum below the level of ordinary people; untouchable; dalit (India caste)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for untouchable is 贱民 (jiàn mín), defined as: social stratum below the level of ordinary people; untouchable; dalit (India caste).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “untouchable”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刀枪不入 (刀槍不入) | dāo qiāng bù rù | lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom); fig. invulnerable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 贱民.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贱人 (賤人) | jiàn rén | slut; cheap person |
| 贱货 (賤貨) | jiàn huò | bitch; slut |
| 下贱 (下賤) | xià jiàn | humble; lowly |
| 卑贱 (卑賤) | bēi jiàn | lowly; mean and low |
| 低贱 (低賤) | dī jiàn | lowly; humble; cheap; inexpensive |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy; democratic |
| 民族 | mín zú | nationality; ethnic group |
See also: Japanese symbol for “untouchable”.
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.