Chinese symbol for “dejected”
忧郁
yōu yù
Traditional: 憂鬱
sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dejected is 忧郁 (yōu yù), defined as: sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “dejected”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 颓丧 (頹喪) | tuí sàng | dejected; disheartened |
| 懊丧 (懊喪) | ào sàng | dejected; despondent |
| 委 | wěi | to entrust; to cast aside |
| 沮丧 (沮喪) | jǔ sàng | dispirited; dejected |
| 垂头丧气 (垂頭喪氣) | chuí tóu sàng qì | hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 忧郁.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 担忧 (擔憂) | dān yōu | to worry; to be concerned |
| 忧虑 (憂慮) | yōu lǜ | to worry; anxiety (about) |
| 忧伤 (憂傷) | yōu shāng | distressed; laden with grief |
| 忧心 (憂心) | yōu xīn | concerned; worried |
| 忧愁 (憂愁) | yōu chóu | to be worried |
| 郁闷 (鬱悶) | yù mèn | gloomy; depressed |
| 抑郁 (抑鬱) | yì yù | depressed; despondent; gloomy |
| 浓郁 (濃郁) | nóng yù | rich; strong |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dejected”.
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.