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Chinese symbol for “barbarous”

野蛮
yě mán
Traditional: 野蠻
barbarous; uncivilized

The closest CC-CEDICT match for barbarous is 野蛮 (yě mán), defined as: barbarous; uncivilized.

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

野 yě
field, open country; wilderness
radical 166 ⾥ · 11 strokes
蛮 mán
barbarians; barbarous, rude, savage
radical 142 ⾍ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “barbarous”

WordPinyinMeaning
儱lǒngrude; barbarous

Related words

Other words that share a character with 野蛮.

WordPinyinMeaning
野生yě shēng(of animals, plants etc) wild
视野 (視野)shì yěfield of view; (fig.) outlook; perspective
野兽 (野獸)yě shòubeast; wild animal
野心yě xīnambition; wild schemes
野外yě wàicountryside; areas outside the city
蛮横 (蠻橫)mán hèngrude and unreasonable
蛮子 (蠻子)mán zibarbarian; slave servant
蛮荒 (蠻荒)mán huāngsavage; wild

See also: Japanese symbol for “barbarous”.

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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