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Chinese symbol for “daunting”

险峻
xiǎn jùn
Traditional: 險峻
(of terrain) mountainous; rugged; (of a situation) precarious; daunting

The closest CC-CEDICT match for daunting is 险峻 (xiǎn jùn), defined as: (of terrain) mountainous; rugged; (of a situation) precarious; daunting.

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
峻 jùn
high, steep, towering; stern
radical 46 ⼭ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 险峻.

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
严峻 (嚴峻)yán jùngrim; severe
冷峻lěng jùngrave and stern

See also: Japanese symbol for “daunting”.

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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