Chinese symbol for “wicked”
奸
jiān
wicked; crafty; traitor; variant of 奸 (jiān)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wicked is 奸 (jiān), defined as: wicked; crafty; traitor; variant of 奸 (jiān).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “wicked”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 邪恶 (邪惡) | xié è | sinister; vicious |
| 恶性 (惡性) | è xìng | malignant; wicked |
| 贼 (賊) | zéi | thief; robber; (bound form) traitor; subversive |
| 刁 | diāo | artful; wicked |
| 丧德 (喪德) | sàng dé | wicked; offending morality |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 奸.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 强奸 (強姦) | qiáng jiān | to rape |
| 汉奸 (漢奸) | hàn jiān | traitor (to China) |
| 通奸 (通姦) | tōng jiān | adultery; to commit adultery |
| 轮奸 (輪姦) | lún jiān | to gang rape |
| 强奸犯 (強姦犯) | qiáng jiān fàn | rapist |
| 奸淫 (姦淫) | jiān yín | illicit sex; to rape or seduce |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wicked”.
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.