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Chinese symbol for “devils”

凶神恶煞
xiōng shén è shà
Traditional: 兇神惡煞
(idiom) fiends; devils; monsters

The closest CC-CEDICT match for devils is 凶神恶煞 (xiōng shén è shà), defined as: (idiom) fiends; devils; monsters.

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

凶 xiōng
culprit; murder; bad, sad
radical 17 ⼐ · 4 strokes
神 shén
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes
恶 è
bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes
煞 shà
demon, fiend; baleful, noxious
radical 86 ⽕ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 凶神恶煞.

WordPinyinMeaning
凶手 (兇手)xiōng shǒumurderer; assassin
凶狠 (兇狠)xiōng hěnvariant of 凶狠 (xiōng hěn)
凶猛 (兇猛)xiōng měngfierce; violent
元凶yuán xiōngchief offender; main culprit
行凶 (行兇)xíng xiōngviolent crime; to commit a violent act (assault or murder)
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery
女神nǚ shéngoddess; nymph
邪恶 (邪惡)xié èsinister; vicious
煞车 (煞車)shā chēto brake (when driving)

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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