Chinese symbol for “gloom”
幽暗
yōu àn
gloom
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gloom is 幽暗 (yōu àn), defined as: gloom.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “gloom”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 幽暗.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幽默 | yōu mò | (loanword) humor; humorous |
| 幽灵 (幽靈) | yōu líng | specter; apparition |
| 幽默感 | yōu mò gǎn | sense of humor |
| 黑色幽默 | hēi sè yōu mò | black humor |
| 幽静 (幽靜) | yōu jìng | quiet; secluded |
| 黑暗 | hēi àn | dark; darkly |
| 暗示 | àn shì | to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion |
| 暗杀 (暗殺) | àn shā | to 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.