Chinese symbol for “violate”
违反
wéi fǎn
Traditional: 違反
to violate (a law)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for violate is 违反 (wéi fǎn), defined as: to violate (a law).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “violate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 犯 | fàn | to violate; to offend |
| 触犯 (觸犯) | chù fàn | to violate; to offend |
| 违 (違) | wéi | (bound form) to violate; to go against; (bound form) to be away from |
| 违犯 (違犯) | wéi fàn | to violate; to infringe |
| 侵犯 | qīn fàn | to infringe on; to encroach on |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 违反.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 违法 (違法) | wéi fǎ | illegal; to break the law |
| 违背 (違背) | wéi bèi | to go against; to be contrary to |
| 违规 (違規) | wéi guī | to violate the rules |
| 违纪 (違紀) | wéi jì | lack of discipline; to break a rule |
| 违约 (違約) | wéi yuē | to break a promise; to violate an agreement |
| 反对 (反對) | fǎn duì | to oppose; to be against; to object to |
| 反应 (反應) | fǎn yìng | to react; to respond |
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to mirror; to reflect |
See also: Japanese symbol for “violate”.
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.