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Chinese symbol for “emergency”

抢险
qiǎng xiǎn
Traditional: 搶險
emergency (measures); to react to an emergency

The closest CC-CEDICT match for emergency is 抢险 (qiǎng xiǎn), defined as: emergency (measures); to react to an emergency.

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

抢 qiǎng
urgent, rushed; to rob, to plunder
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
险 xiǎn
narrow pass, strategic point
radical 170 ⾩ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “emergency”

WordPinyinMeaning
突发事件 (突發事件)tū fā shì jiànemergency; sudden occurrence
紧急事件 (緊急事件)jǐn jí shì jiànemergency
紧急 (緊急)jǐn jíurgent; emergency
应急 (應急)yìng jíto respond to an emergency; to meet a contingency
急难 (急難)jí nànmisfortune; crisis

Related words

Other words that share a character with 抢险.

WordPinyinMeaning
抢劫 (搶劫)qiǎng jiéto rob; looting
抢救 (搶救)qiǎng jiùto rescue
抢夺 (搶奪)qiǎng duóto plunder; to pillage
抢先 (搶先)qiǎng xiānto rush (to do sth urgent); to try to be the first
抢走 (搶走)qiǎng zǒuto snatch (esp related to a robbery)
抢购 (搶購)qiǎng gòuto buy frenetically; to snap up (bargains, dwindling supplies etc)
危险 (危險)wēi xiǎndanger; dangerous
风险 (風險)fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard

See also: Japanese symbol for “emergency”.

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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