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Chinese symbol for “wrongdoing”

罪孽
zuì niè
sin; crime; wrongdoing

The closest CC-CEDICT match for wrongdoing is 罪孽 (zuì niè), defined as: sin; crime; wrongdoing.

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

罪 zuì
sin, vice; fault, guilt; crime
radical 122 ⽹ · 13 strokes
孽 niè
bastard child; the consequence of a sin; evil
radical 39 ⼦ · 20 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 罪孽.

WordPinyinMeaning
犯罪fàn zuìto commit a crime; crime; offense
罪犯zuì fàncriminal
罪行zuì xíngcrime; offense
罪名zuì míngcharge; accusation; stigma; bad name; stained reputation
罪恶 (罪惡)zuì ècrime; evil
有罪yǒu zuìguilty
妖孽yāo nièevildoer
余孽 (餘孽)yú nièremaining evil element; surviving members (of an evil former regime); dregs (of a colonial administration)

See also: Japanese symbol for “wrongdoing”.

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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