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Chinese symbol for “horrified”

竦
sǒng
respectful; horrified; to raise (one's shoulders); to stand on tiptoe

The closest CC-CEDICT match for horrified is 竦 (sǒng), defined as: respectful; horrified; to raise (one's shoulders); to stand on tiptoe; to crane.

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

竦 sǒng
to revere, to respect; to be in awe of
radical 117 ⽴ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 竦.

WordPinyinMeaning
竦然sǒng ránvariant of 悚然 (sǒng rán)

See also: Japanese symbol for “horrified”.

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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