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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.

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

险 xiǎn
narrow pass, strategic point
radical 170 ⾩ · 9 strokes
恶 è
bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “dangerous”

WordPinyinMeaning
凶险 (兇險)xiōng xiǎndangerous; ruthless
危险 (危險)wēi xiǎndanger; dangerous
陧 (隉)nièdangerous
险 (險)xiǎndanger; dangerous
阽diàndangerous; also pr. [yan2]

Related words

Other words that share a character with 险恶.

WordPinyinMeaning
危险 (危險)wēi xiǎndanger; dangerous
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
探险 (探險)tàn xiǎnto explore; to go on an expedition
医疗保险 (醫療保險)yī liáo bǎo xiǎnmedical insurance
邪恶 (邪惡)xié èsinister; vicious
恶心 (噁心)ě xīnvariant 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.

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