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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.

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

畏 wèi
fear, dread, awe, reverence
radical 102 ⽥ · 9 strokes
惧 jù
to fear, to dread
radical 61 ⼼ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 畏惧.

WordPinyinMeaning
敬畏jìng wèito revere
不畏bù wèiunafraid; to defy
畏缩 (畏縮)wèi suōto cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
大无畏 (大無畏)dà wú wèiutterly fearless
畏罪wèi zuìto dread punishment; afraid of being arrested for a crime
恐惧 (恐懼)kǒng jùfear; dread; to fear; to dread
惧怕 (懼怕)jù pàto be afraid
恐惧症 (恐懼症)kǒng jù zhèngphobia

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.

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