Chinese symbol for “adversity”
逆境
nì jìng
adversity; predicament
The closest CC-CEDICT match for adversity is 逆境 (nì jìng), defined as: adversity; predicament.
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
Other Chinese words for “adversity”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灾厄 (災厄) | zāi è | adversity; catastrophe |
| 不幸 | bù xìng | misfortune; adversity |
| 厄运 (厄運) | è yùn | bad luck; misfortune |
| 霜雪 | shuāng xuě | frost and snow; (fig.) snowy white (hair) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 逆境.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逆转 (逆轉) | nì zhuǎn | to turn back; to reverse |
| 叛逆 | pàn nì | to rebel; to revolt |
| 逆向 | nì xiàng | backwards; reverse direction |
| 逆袭 (逆襲) | nì xí | to counterattack; to strike back; (neologism, attested by 2008) (of an underdog) to go on the offensive; to make an improbable comeback |
| 可逆 | kě nì | reversible; (math.) invertible |
| 环境 (環境) | huán jìng | environment; circumstances |
| 境内 (境內) | jìng nèi | within the borders; internal (to a country, province, city etc) |
| 边境 (邊境) | biān jìng | frontier; border |
See also: Japanese symbol for “adversity”.
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.