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Chinese symbol for “gloom”

幽暗
yōu àn
gloom

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gloom is 幽暗 (yōu àn), defined as: gloom.

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

幽 yōu
quiet, secluded, tranquil; dark
radical 52 ⼳ · 9 strokes
暗 àn
dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
radical 72 ⽇ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “gloom”

WordPinyinMeaning
块垒 (塊壘)kuài lěigloom; a lump on the heart

Related words

Other words that share a character with 幽暗.

WordPinyinMeaning
幽默yōu mò(loanword) humor; humorous
幽灵 (幽靈)yōu língspecter; apparition
幽默感yōu mò gǎnsense of humor
黑色幽默hēi sè yōu mòblack humor
幽静 (幽靜)yōu jìngquiet; secluded
黑暗hēi àndark; darkly
暗示àn shìto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
暗杀 (暗殺)àn shāto assassinate

See also: Japanese symbol for “gloom”.

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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