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Chinese symbol for “fiendish”

穷凶极恶
qióng xiōng jí è
Traditional: 窮凶極惡
fiendish; black-hearted

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fiendish is 穷凶极恶 (qióng xiōng jí è), defined as: fiendish; black-hearted.

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

穷 qióng
poor, destitute; to exhaust
radical 116 ⽳ · 7 strokes
凶 xiōng
culprit; murder; bad, sad
radical 17 ⼐ · 4 strokes
极 jí
extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes
恶 è
bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 穷凶极恶.

WordPinyinMeaning
贫穷 (貧窮)pín qióngpoor; impoverished
穷人 (窮人)qióng rénpoor people; the poor
无穷 (無窮)wú qióngendless; boundless
层出不穷 (層出不窮)céng chū bù qióngmore and more emerge; innumerable succession
穷困 (窮困)qióng kùndestitute; wretched poverty
穷苦 (窮苦)qióng kǔimpoverished; destitute
凶手 (兇手)xiōng shǒumurderer; assassin
凶狠 (兇狠)xiōng hěnvariant of 凶狠 (xiōng hěn)
积极 (積極)jī jíactive; energetic
邪恶 (邪惡)xié èsinister; vicious

See also: Japanese symbol for “fiendish”.

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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