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Chinese symbol for “appalling”

雷人
léi rén
(Internet slang) shocking; appalling; terrifying; terrific

The closest CC-CEDICT match for appalling is 雷人 (léi rén), defined as: (Internet slang) shocking; appalling; terrifying; terrific.

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

雷 léi
thunder; surname
radical 173 ⾬ · 13 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “appalling”

WordPinyinMeaning
了得liǎo deexceptional; outstanding
没眼看 (沒眼看)méi yǎn kàn(coll.) can't bear to look at it; hideous

Related words

Other words that share a character with 雷人.

WordPinyinMeaning
雷达 (雷達)léi dá(loanword) radar
布雷 (佈雷)bù léito lay mines
鱼雷 (魚雷)yú léitorpedo
地雷dì léiland mine (颗 (kē)); (fig.) sore point; weak spot
迅雷xùn léithunderbolt
雷霆léi tíngsound of thunder
人民rén mínthe people
人们 (人們)rén menpeople

See also: Japanese symbol for “appalling”.

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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