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Chinese symbol for “heartbreaking”

虐心
nüè xīn
heartbreaking; tear-jerking

The closest CC-CEDICT match for heartbreaking is 虐心 (nüè xīn), defined as: heartbreaking; tear-jerking.

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

虐 nüè
cruel, harsh, oppressive
radical 141 ⾌ · 9 strokes
心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 虐心.

WordPinyinMeaning
虐待nüè dàito mistreat; to maltreat
肆虐sì nüèto wreak havoc; to devastate
暴虐bào nüèbrutal; tyrannical
受虐shòu nüèto suffer sexual abuse; masochism
虐杀 (虐殺)nüè shāto kill (or assault) sadistically
性虐待xìng nüè dàisexual abuse
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; worried

See also: Japanese symbol for “heartbreaking”.

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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