Chinese symbol for “dangerous”
险恶
xiǎn è
Traditional: 險惡
dangerous; sinister; vicious
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dangerous is 险恶 (xiǎn è), defined as: dangerous; sinister; vicious.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “dangerous”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凶险 (兇險) | xiōng xiǎn | dangerous; ruthless |
| 危险 (危險) | wēi xiǎn | danger; dangerous |
| 陧 (隉) | niè | dangerous |
| 险 (險) | xiǎn | danger; dangerous |
| 阽 | diàn | dangerous; also pr. [yan2] |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 险恶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 危险 (危險) | wēi xiǎn | danger; dangerous |
| 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 |
| 探险 (探險) | tàn xiǎn | to explore; to go on an expedition |
| 医疗保险 (醫療保險) | yī liáo bǎo xiǎn | medical insurance |
| 邪恶 (邪惡) | xié è | sinister; vicious |
| 恶心 (噁心) | ě xīn | variant of 恶心 (ě xīn) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dangerous”.
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.