Chinese symbol for “gloomy”
郁闷
yù mèn
Traditional: 鬱悶
gloomy; depressed
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gloomy is 郁闷 (yù mèn), defined as: gloomy; depressed.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “gloomy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阴郁 (陰鬱) | yīn yù | (of skies or one's mood) gloomy |
| 阴沉 (陰沉) | yīn chén | gloomy |
| 阴森 (陰森) | yīn sēn | gloomy; sinister |
| 抑郁 (抑鬱) | yì yù | depressed; despondent; gloomy |
| 低落 | dī luò | downcast; gloomy; to decline; to get worse |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 郁闷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忧郁 (憂鬱) | yōu yù | sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected |
| 抑郁 (抑鬱) | yì yù | depressed; despondent; gloomy |
| 浓郁 (濃郁) | nóng yù | rich; strong |
| 抑郁症 (抑鬱症) | yì yù zhèng | clinical depression |
| 忧郁症 (憂鬱症) | yōu yù zhèng | (psychology) depression |
| 纳闷 (納悶) | nà mèn | puzzled; bewildered |
| 闷热 (悶熱) | mēn rè | sultry; sultriness |
| 沉闷 (沉悶) | chén mèn | oppressive (of weather); heavy |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gloomy”.
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.