Chinese symbol for “enmity”
敌意
dí yì
Traditional: 敵意
enmity; hostility
The closest CC-CEDICT match for enmity is 敌意 (dí yì), defined as: enmity; hostility.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “enmity”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仇恨 | chóu hèn | to hate; hatred |
| 嫌 | xián | to dislike; suspicion |
| 仇 | chóu | hatred; animosity |
| 衅隙 (釁隙) | xìn xì | enmity |
| 冤仇 | yuān chóu | rancor; enmity |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 敌意.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敌人 (敵人) | dí rén | enemy; 个 (gè) |
| 无敌 (無敵) | wú dí | unequalled; without rival |
| 敌对 (敵對) | dí duì | hostile; enemy (factions) |
| 敌军 (敵軍) | dí jūn | enemy troops; hostile forces |
| 敌方 (敵方) | dí fāng | enemy |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea; opinion |
| 意思 | yì si | idea; opinion |
See also: Japanese symbol for “enmity”.
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.