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Chinese symbol for “gruesome”

血肉模糊
xuè ròu mó hu
(idiom) badly mangled or mutilated; gruesome

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gruesome is 血肉模糊 (xuè ròu mó hu), defined as: (idiom) badly mangled or mutilated; gruesome.

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

血 xuè
blood
radical 143 ⾎ · 6 strokes
肉 ròu
meat; flesh
radical 130 ⾁ · 6 strokes
模 mó
model, pattern, standard; to copy, to imitate
radical 75 ⽊ · 15 strokes
糊 hu
muddled; paste; to stick on with paste
radical 119 ⽶ · 15 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 血肉模糊.

WordPinyinMeaning
血液xuè yèblood; (fig.) lifeblood
血腥xuè xīngreeking of blood; bloody (events)
流血liú xuèto bleed; to shed blood
血统 (血統)xuè tǒngblood relationship; lineage
血管xuè guǎnvein; artery
吸血鬼xī xuè guǐleech; bloodsucking vermin
肌肉jī ròumuscle; flesh
牛肉niú ròubeef
模式mó shìmode; pattern; model
模糊mó huvague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up

See also: Japanese symbol for “gruesome”.

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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