Chinese symbol for “astonished”
错愕
cuò è
Traditional: 錯愕
astonished; startled
The closest CC-CEDICT match for astonished is 错愕 (cuò è), defined as: astonished; startled.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “astonished”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 惊讶 (驚訝) | jīng yà | amazed; astonished |
| 奇异 (奇異) | qí yì | fantastic; bizarre |
| 诧异 (詫異) | chà yì | flabbergasted; astonished |
| 呒 (嘸) | fǔ | perplexed; astonished |
| 怪讶 (怪訝) | guài yà | astonished |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 错愕.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 错误 (錯誤) | cuò wù | mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake |
| 不错 (不錯) | bù cuò | correct; right |
| 没错 (沒錯) | méi cuò | that's right; sure! |
| 错过 (錯過) | cuò guò | to miss (train, opportunity etc) |
| 过错 (過錯) | guò cuò | mistake; fault |
| 出错 (出錯) | chū cuò | to make a mistake; error |
| 惊愕 (驚愕) | jīng è | (literary) stunned; stupefied |
| 愕然 | è rán | stunned; amazed |
See also: Japanese symbol for “astonished”.
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.