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Chinese symbol for “grudge”

怨念
yuàn niàn
grudge; pent-up resentment; consuming bitterness

The closest CC-CEDICT match for grudge is 怨念 (yuàn niàn), defined as: grudge; pent-up resentment; consuming bitterness.

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

怨 yuàn
to blame, to complain, to hate; enmity, resentment
radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes
念 niàn
to think of, to recall; to study
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “grudge”

WordPinyinMeaning
心疼xīn téngto love dearly; to feel sorry for sb
过节儿 (過節兒)guò jié r(coll.) grudge; strife; (coll.) good manners
怨yuànto blame; (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge
罅xiàcrack; grudge
芥蒂jiè dìan obstruction; barrier

Related words

Other words that share a character with 怨念.

WordPinyinMeaning
抱怨bào yuànto complain; to grumble
埋怨mán yuànto complain; to grumble (about)
怨恨yuàn hènto resent; to harbor a grudge against
恩怨ēn yuàngratitude and grudges; resentment
怨言yuàn yáncomplaint
怨气 (怨氣)yuàn qìgrievance; resentment
概念gài niànconcept; idea
纪念 (紀念)jì niànto commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir

See also: Japanese symbol for “grudge”.

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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