Chinese symbol for “foreboding”
畏惧
wèi jù
Traditional: 畏懼
to fear; to dread; foreboding
The closest CC-CEDICT match for foreboding is 畏惧 (wèi jù), defined as: to fear; to dread; foreboding.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 畏惧.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敬畏 | jìng wèi | to revere |
| 不畏 | bù wèi | unafraid; to defy |
| 畏缩 (畏縮) | wèi suō | to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil |
| 大无畏 (大無畏) | dà wú wèi | utterly fearless |
| 畏罪 | wèi zuì | to dread punishment; afraid of being arrested for a crime |
| 恐惧 (恐懼) | kǒng jù | fear; dread; to fear; to dread |
| 惧怕 (懼怕) | jù pà | to be afraid |
| 恐惧症 (恐懼症) | kǒng jù zhèng | phobia |
See also: Japanese symbol for “foreboding”.
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.