Chinese symbol for “adventure”
冒险
mào xiǎn
Traditional: 冒險
to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
The closest CC-CEDICT match for adventure is 冒险 (mào xiǎn), defined as: to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “adventure”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 探险 (探險) | tàn xiǎn | to explore; to go on an expedition |
| 奇遇 | qí yù | happy encounter; fortuitous meeting |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 冒险.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold; (common) cold |
| 冒犯 | mào fàn | to offend |
| 假冒 | jiǎ mào | to impersonate; to pose as (someone else) |
| 冒充 | mào chōng | to feign; to pretend to be |
| 冒烟 (冒煙) | mào yān | to discharge smoke; to fume with rage |
| 危险 (危險) | wēi xiǎn | danger; dangerous |
| 风险 (風險) | fēng xiǎn | risk; hazard |
| 保险 (保險) | bǎo xiǎn | insurance; to insure |
See also: Japanese symbol for “adventure”.
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.