Chinese symbol for “endangered”
濒危
bīn wēi
Traditional: 瀕危
endangered (species); in imminent danger; critically ill
The closest CC-CEDICT match for endangered is 濒危 (bīn wēi), defined as: endangered (species); in imminent danger; critically ill.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 濒危.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 濒临 (瀕臨) | bīn lín | on the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of |
| 濒死 (瀕死) | bīn sǐ | nearing death; on the point of demise |
| 濒于 (瀕於) | bīn yú | near to; approaching (collapse) |
| 濒海 (瀕海) | bīn hǎi | coastal; bordering the sea |
| 濒危物种 (瀕危物種) | bīn wēi wù zhǒng | endangered species |
| 危险 (危險) | wēi xiǎn | danger; dangerous |
| 危机 (危機) | wēi jī | crisis |
| 危害 | wēi hài | to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage |
See also: Japanese symbol for “endangered”.
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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