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Chinese symbol for “awed”

肃然
sù rán
Traditional: 肅然
respectful; solemn; awed

The closest CC-CEDICT match for awed is 肃然 (sù rán), defined as: respectful; solemn; awed.

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

肃 sù
to pay respects; solemn, reverent
radical 129 ⾀ · 8 strokes
然 rán
certainly; naturally; suddenly
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 肃然.

WordPinyinMeaning
严肃 (嚴肅)yán sù(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting
肃清 (肅清)sù qīngto purge
整肃 (整肅)zhěng sùstrict; serious
肃静 (肅靜)sù jìngsolemnly silent
肃穆 (肅穆)sù mùsolemn and respectful; serene
肃然起敬 (肅然起敬)sù rán qǐ jìngto feel deep veneration for sb (idiom)
虽然 (雖然)suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc)
然后 (然後)rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards

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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