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Chinese symbol for “livid”

铁青
tiě qīng
Traditional: 鐵青
livid; ashen (from rage, fear or illness)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for livid is 铁青 (tiě qīng), defined as: livid; ashen (from rage, fear or illness).

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

铁 tiě
iron; strong, solid, firm
radical 167 ⾦ · 10 strokes
青 qīng
nature's color; blue, green, black; young
radical 174 ⾭ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “livid”

WordPinyinMeaning
气哼哼 (氣哼哼)qì hēng hēngenraged; furious

Related words

Other words that share a character with 铁青.

WordPinyinMeaning
铁路 (鐵路)tiě lùrailroad; railway
地铁 (地鐵)dì tiěunderground railway; subway; subway train
钢铁 (鋼鐵)gāng tiěsteel
高铁 (高鐵)gāo tiěhigh speed rail
地铁站 (地鐵站)dì tiě zhànsubway station
铁道 (鐵道)tiě dàorailway line; rail track
青年qīng niányouth; youthful years
青少年qīng shào niánadolescent; youth

See also: Japanese symbol for “livid”.

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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