Chinese symbol for “malevolent”
狰狞
zhēng níng
Traditional: 猙獰
malevolent; fierce; sinister
The closest CC-CEDICT match for malevolent is 狰狞 (zhēng níng), defined as: malevolent; fierce; sinister.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “malevolent”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 狰狞.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狞笑 (獰笑) | níng xiào | to laugh nastily; evil grin |
| 狞猫 (獰貓) | níng māo | caracal |
See also: Japanese symbol for “malevolent”.
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.