King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

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.

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

烦 fán
to bother, to trouble, to vex
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes
闷 mèn
gloomy, depressed, melancholy
radical 169 ⾨ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “moody”

WordPinyinMeaning
闷闷不乐 (悶悶不樂)mèn mèn bù lèdepressed; sulky
喜怒无常 (喜怒無常)xǐ nù wú chángtemperamental; moody

Related words

Other words that share a character with 烦闷.

WordPinyinMeaning
麻烦 (麻煩)má fantrouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying
烦恼 (煩惱)fán nǎoto be worried; to be distressed
厌烦 (厭煩)yàn fánbored; fed up with sth; sick of sth
烦躁 (煩躁)fán zàojittery; twitchy
心烦 (心煩)xīn fánto feel agitated; to be troubled
不耐烦 (不耐煩)bù nài fánimpatient; to lose patience
郁闷 (鬱悶)yù mèngloomy; depressed
纳闷 (納悶)nà mènpuzzled; 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.

Last posts

  1. Buying a Wooden Wakizashi for Two-Sword Practice
  2. Buying Chanbara Swords for Sparring and Competition
  3. What Size Shinai Does a Child Need for Kendo Practice
  4. Best Polypropylene Bokken for Hard Contact Training
  5. Best Foam Swords for Kids Martial Arts and Safe Practice
  6. Are Cold Steel Training Swords Good for Practice
  7. Shinai Maintenance and Essential Tools for Bamboo Care
  8. Best Shinai for Kendo Beginners Choosing Your First Sword
  9. Choosing the Best Bokken for Kendo Kata
  10. Using a Tsuba on Your Bokken for Partner Practice