Chinese symbol for “moody”
烦闷
fán mèn
Traditional: 煩悶
moody; gloomy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for moody is 烦闷 (fán mèn), defined as: moody; gloomy.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “moody”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 闷闷不乐 (悶悶不樂) | mèn mèn bù lè | depressed; sulky |
| 喜怒无常 (喜怒無常) | xǐ nù wú cháng | temperamental; moody |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 烦闷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麻烦 (麻煩) | má fan | trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying |
| 烦恼 (煩惱) | fán nǎo | to be worried; to be distressed |
| 厌烦 (厭煩) | yàn fán | bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth |
| 烦躁 (煩躁) | fán zào | jittery; twitchy |
| 心烦 (心煩) | xīn fán | to feel agitated; to be troubled |
| 不耐烦 (不耐煩) | bù nài fán | impatient; to lose patience |
| 郁闷 (鬱悶) | yù mèn | gloomy; depressed |
| 纳闷 (納悶) | nà mèn | puzzled; bewildered |
See also: Japanese symbol for “moody”.
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.