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Chinese symbol for “berserk”

丧心病狂
sàng xīn bìng kuáng
Traditional: 喪心病狂
(idiom) deranged; demented; berserk

The closest CC-CEDICT match for berserk is 丧心病狂 (sàng xīn bìng kuáng), defined as: (idiom) deranged; demented; berserk.

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

丧 sàng
mourning; mourn; funeral
radical 1 ⼀ · 8 strokes
心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes
病 bìng
sickness, illness, disease
radical 104 ⽧ · 10 strokes
狂 kuáng
insane, mad; violent; wild
radical 94 ⽝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “berserk”

WordPinyinMeaning
暴走bào zǒuout of control; berserk
狂暴kuáng bàofrantic; berserk

Related words

Other words that share a character with 丧心病狂.

WordPinyinMeaning
丧失 (喪失)sàng shīto lose; to forfeit
沮丧 (沮喪)jǔ sàngdispirited; dejected
丧生 (喪生)sàng shēngto die; to lose one's life
丧命 (喪命)sàng mìngto lose one's life
丧尸 (喪屍)sāng shīzombie
丧礼 (喪禮)sāng lǐfuneral
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; worried
病毒bìng dúvirus
疯狂 (瘋狂)fēng kuángcrazy; frenzied; wild

See also: Japanese symbol for “berserk”.

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.