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Chinese symbol for “apprehension”

忧惧
yōu jù
Traditional: 憂懼
apprehension; apprehensive

The closest CC-CEDICT match for apprehension is 忧惧 (yōu jù), defined as: apprehension; apprehensive.

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

忧 yōu
sad, grieving; melancholy, grief
radical 61 ⼼ · 7 strokes
惧 jù
to fear, to dread
radical 61 ⼼ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “apprehension”

WordPinyinMeaning
顾忌 (顧忌)gù jìto have misgivings; apprehension

Related words

Other words that share a character with 忧惧.

WordPinyinMeaning
担忧 (擔憂)dān yōuto worry; to be concerned
忧虑 (憂慮)yōu lǜto worry; anxiety (about)
忧郁 (憂鬱)yōu yùsullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
忧伤 (憂傷)yōu shāngdistressed; laden with grief
忧心 (憂心)yōu xīnconcerned; worried
忧愁 (憂愁)yōu chóuto be worried
恐惧 (恐懼)kǒng jùfear; dread; to fear; to dread
畏惧 (畏懼)wèi jùto fear; to dread

See also: Japanese symbol for “apprehension”.

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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