Chinese symbol for “danger”
危险
wēi xiǎn
Traditional: 危險
danger; dangerous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for danger is 危险 (wēi xiǎn), defined as: danger; dangerous.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “danger”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 险 (險) | xiǎn | danger; dangerous |
| 危 | wēi | danger; to endanger |
| 患 | huàn | to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease) |
| 危及 | wēi jí | to endanger; to jeopardize |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 危险.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 危机 (危機) | wēi jī | crisis |
| 危害 | wēi hài | to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage |
| 危及 | wēi jí | to endanger; to jeopardize |
| 危急 | wēi jí | critical; desperate (situation) |
| 安危 | ān wēi | safety and danger; safety |
| 风险 (風險) | fēng xiǎn | risk; hazard |
| 保险 (保險) | bǎo xiǎn | insurance; to insure |
| 冒险 (冒險) | mào xiǎn | to take risks; to take chances |
See also: Japanese symbol for “danger”.
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.