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Chinese symbol for “detestable”

阴间
yīn jiān
Traditional: 陰間
the nether world; Hades; (neologism) (slang) disturbing; unsettling

The closest CC-CEDICT match for detestable is 阴间 (yīn jiān), defined as: the nether world; Hades; (neologism) (slang) disturbing; unsettling; awful; detestable.

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

阴 yīn
the female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret
radical 170 ⾩ · 7 strokes
间 jiān
between, among; midpoint; space, place, locality
radical 169 ⾨ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阴间.

WordPinyinMeaning
阴谋 (陰謀)yīn móuto conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot
阴影 (陰影)yīn yǐng(lit. and fig.) shadow; measure word: 道 (dào)
阴道 (陰道)yīn dàovagina
阴茎 (陰莖)yīn jīngpenis
阴阳 (陰陽)yīn yángyin and yang
阴暗 (陰暗)yīn àndim; dark
时间 (時間)shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time
之间 (之間)zhī jiān(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间 (

See also: Japanese symbol for “detestable”.

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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