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Chinese symbol for “menace”

威胁
wēi xié
Traditional: 威脅
to threaten; to menace

The closest CC-CEDICT match for menace is 威胁 (wēi xié), defined as: to threaten; to menace.

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

威 wēi
might, power, prestige; to dominate
radical 38 ⼥ · 9 strokes
胁 xié
to threaten, to coerce; ribs, flank
radical 130 ⾁ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “menace”

WordPinyinMeaning
恐吓 (恐嚇)kǒng hèto threaten; to menace

Related words

Other words that share a character with 威胁.

WordPinyinMeaning
权威 (權威)quán wēiauthority; authoritative
示威shì wēito demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration
威力wēi lìmight; formidable power
示威者shì wēi zhědemonstrator; protester
威望wēi wàngprestige
胁迫 (脅迫)xié pòto coerce; to compel
胁持 (脅持)xié chíto hold under duress
裹胁 (裹脅)guǒ xiéto compel; to coerce

See also: Japanese symbol for “menace”.

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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