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Chinese symbol for “decrepit”

颓然
tuí rán
Traditional: 頹然
decrepit; ruined; disappointed

The closest CC-CEDICT match for decrepit is 颓然 (tuí rán), defined as: decrepit; ruined; disappointed.

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

颓 tuí
ruined, decayed; depressed; decadent
radical 181 ⾴ · 13 strokes
然 rán
certainly; naturally; suddenly
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “decrepit”

WordPinyinMeaning
龙钟 (龍鍾)lóng zhōngdecrepit; senile
老态 (老態)lǎo tàiold and frail; decrepit
衰朽shuāi xiǔdecaying; decrepit
衰迈 (衰邁)shuāi màiaged; decrepit
颓坏 (頹壞)tuí huàidilapidated; decrepit

Related words

Other words that share a character with 颓然.

WordPinyinMeaning
颓废 (頹廢)tuí fèidecadent; dispirited
颓势 (頹勢)tuí shìdecline (in fortune)
颓丧 (頹喪)tuí sàngdejected; disheartened
颓败 (頹敗)tuí bàito decay; to decline
倾颓 (傾頹)qīng tuíto collapse; to topple
虽然 (雖然)suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc)
然后 (然後)rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
当然 (當然)dāng ránonly natural; as it should be

See also: Japanese symbol for “decrepit”.

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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