Chinese symbol for “complain”
抱怨
bào yuàn
to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied
The closest CC-CEDICT match for complain is 抱怨 (bào yuàn), defined as: to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “complain”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诉 (訴) | sù | to complain; to sue |
| 埋怨 | mán yuàn | to complain; to grumble (about) |
| 告状 (告狀) | gào zhuàng | to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit |
| 诼 (諑) | zhuó | to complain |
| 诉冤 (訴冤) | sù yuān | to complain; to vent one's grievances |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 抱怨.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抱歉 | bào qiàn | to be sorry; to feel apologetic |
| 拥抱 (擁抱) | yōng bào | to embrace; to hug |
| 怀抱 (懷抱) | huái bào | to hug; to cherish |
| 抱负 (抱負) | bào fù | aspiration; ambition |
| 抱抱 | bào bào | to hug; to give a cuddle |
| 埋怨 | mán yuàn | to complain; to grumble (about) |
| 怨恨 | yuàn hèn | to resent; to harbor a grudge against |
| 恩怨 | ēn yuàn | gratitude and grudges; resentment |
See also: Japanese symbol for “complain”.
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.