Chinese symbol for “ferocious”
猛
měng
ferocious; fierce; violent; brave
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ferocious is 猛 (měng), defined as: ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “ferocious”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狠 | hěn | ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; resolute |
| 猖 | chāng | ferocious |
| 杀气腾腾 (殺氣騰騰) | shā qì téng téng | ferocious; murderous-looking |
| 凶猛 (兇猛) | xiōng měng | fierce; violent |
| 悍 | hàn | heroic; intrepid |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 猛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 猛烈 | měng liè | fierce; violent; vigorous; intense |
| 迅猛 | xùn měng | quick and violent |
| 凶猛 (兇猛) | xiōng měng | fierce; violent |
| 猛虎 | měng hǔ | fierce tiger |
| 勇猛 | yǒng měng | bold and powerful; brave and fierce |
| 猛然 | měng rán | suddenly; abruptly |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ferocious”.
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.