Chinese symbol for “complaint”
怨言
yuàn yán
complaint
The closest CC-CEDICT match for complaint is 怨言 (yuàn yán), defined as: complaint.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “complaint”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea; opinion |
| 申诉 (申訴) | shēn sù | to file a complaint; to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc) |
| 牢骚 (牢騷) | láo sāo | discontent; complaint |
| 怨气 (怨氣) | yuàn qì | grievance; resentment |
| 诉状 (訴狀) | sù zhuàng | indictment; plea |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 怨言.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抱怨 | bào yuàn | to complain; to grumble |
| 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 |
| 怨气 (怨氣) | yuàn qì | grievance; resentment |
| 语言 (語言) | yǔ yán | language; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng) |
| 而言 | ér yán | (typically preceded by 就… (jiù xx) or 对… (duì xx) etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ... |
| 发言 (發言) | fā yán | to make a speech; statement |
See also: Japanese symbol for “complaint”.
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.