Chinese symbol for “doubt”
怀疑
huái yí
Traditional: 懷疑
to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that
The closest CC-CEDICT match for doubt is 怀疑 (huái yí), defined as: to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “doubt”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疑惑 | yí huò | to doubt; to distrust |
| 疑 | yí | (bound form) to doubt; to suspect |
| 置疑 | zhì yí | to doubt |
| 狐疑 | hú yí | to doubt; to suspect |
| 疑问 (疑問) | yí wèn | question; interrogation |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 怀疑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 怀孕 (懷孕) | huái yùn | pregnant; to have conceived |
| 关怀 (關懷) | guān huái | care; solicitude |
| 怀念 (懷念) | huái niàn | to cherish the memory of; to think of |
| 怀抱 (懷抱) | huái bào | to hug; to cherish |
| 情怀 (情懷) | qíng huái | feelings; mood |
| 质疑 (質疑) | zhì yí | to call into question; to challenge (the truth or validity of) |
| 无疑 (無疑) | wú yí | undoubtedly; without doubt |
| 疑问 (疑問) | yí wèn | question; interrogation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “doubt”.
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.