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Chinese symbol for “vulgarity”

恶俗
è sú
Traditional: 惡俗
bad habit; evil custom; vulgarity

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vulgarity is 恶俗 (è sú), defined as: bad habit; evil custom; vulgarity.

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

恶 è
bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes
俗 sú
social customs; vulgar, unrefined
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “vulgarity”

WordPinyinMeaning
丑话 (醜話)chǒu huàugly talk; vulgarity

Related words

Other words that share a character with 恶俗.

WordPinyinMeaning
邪恶 (邪惡)xié èsinister; vicious
恶心 (噁心)ě xīnvariant of 恶心 (ě xīn)
恶化 (惡化)è huàto worsen
恶劣 (惡劣)è lièvile; nasty
习俗 (習俗)xí súcustom; tradition
俗称 (俗稱)sú chēngcommonly referred to as; common term
风俗 (風俗)fēng súsocial custom; 个 (gè)
民俗mín súpopular custom

See also: Japanese symbol for “vulgarity”.

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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