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Chinese symbol for “endanger”

危及
wēi jí
to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for endanger is 危及 (wēi jí), defined as: to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc).

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

危 wēi
dangerous, precarious; high
radical 26 ⼙ · 6 strokes
及 jí
to extend; to reach; and; in time
radical 29 ⼜ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “endanger”

WordPinyinMeaning
危害wēi hàito harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage
危wēidanger; to endanger
蠹害dù hàito harm; to endanger

Related words

Other words that share a character with 危及.

WordPinyinMeaning
危险 (危險)wēi xiǎndanger; dangerous
危机 (危機)wēi jīcrisis
危害wēi hàito harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage
危急wēi jícritical; desperate (situation)
安危ān wēisafety and danger; safety
以及yǐ jíand; as well as
及其jí qí(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...
涉及shè jíto involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon

See also: Japanese symbol for “endanger”.

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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