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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).

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

违 wéi
to violate, to disobey, to defy; to separate from
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
反 fǎn
reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
radical 29 ⼜ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “violate”

WordPinyinMeaning
犯fànto violate; to offend
触犯 (觸犯)chù fànto violate; to offend
违 (違)wéi(bound form) to violate; to go against; (bound form) to be away from
违犯 (違犯)wéi fànto violate; to infringe
侵犯qīn fànto infringe on; to encroach on

Related words

Other words that share a character with 违反.

WordPinyinMeaning
违法 (違法)wéi fǎillegal; to break the law
违背 (違背)wéi bèito go against; to be contrary to
违规 (違規)wéi guīto violate the rules
违纪 (違紀)wéi jìlack of discipline; to break a rule
违约 (違約)wéi yuēto break a promise; to violate an agreement
反对 (反對)fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
反应 (反應)fǎn yìngto react; to respond
反映fǎn yìngto 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.

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