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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.

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

危 wēi
dangerous, precarious; high
radical 26 ⼙ · 6 strokes
险 xiǎn
narrow pass, strategic point
radical 170 ⾩ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “danger”

WordPinyinMeaning
险 (險)xiǎndanger; dangerous
危wēidanger; to endanger
患huànto suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease)
危及wēi jíto endanger; to jeopardize

Related words

Other words that share a character with 危险.

WordPinyinMeaning
危机 (危機)wēi jīcrisis
危害wēi hàito harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage
危及wēi jíto endanger; to jeopardize
危急wēi jícritical; desperate (situation)
安危ān wēisafety and danger; safety
风险 (風險)fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard
保险 (保險)bǎo xiǎninsurance; to insure
冒险 (冒險)mào xiǎnto 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.

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