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Chinese symbol for “intimidating”

慑人
shè rén
Traditional: 懾人
intimidating; fearsome; (fig.) awe-inspiring; breathtaking; stunning

The closest CC-CEDICT match for intimidating is 慑人 (shè rén), defined as: intimidating; fearsome; (fig.) awe-inspiring; breathtaking; stunning.

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

慑 shè
afraid, scared; to frighten, to intimidate
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 慑人.

WordPinyinMeaning
震慑 (震懾)zhèn shèto awe; to intimidate
威慑 (威懾)wēi shèto deter
核威慑 (核威懾)hé wēi shènuclear deterrence
慑服 (懾服)shè fúto overawe; to be scared into submission
威慑力量 (威懾力量)wēi shè lì liangdeterrent force; deterrent
人民rén mínthe people
人们 (人們)rén menpeople
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people

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.