Chinese symbol for “mournful”
凄凉
qī liáng
Traditional: 悽涼
mournful; miserable
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mournful is 凄凉 (qī liáng), defined as: mournful; miserable.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “mournful”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悲恸 (悲慟) | bēi tòng | mournful |
| 凄厉 (淒厲) | qī lì | mournful (sound) |
| 怆 (愴) | chuàng | mournful; sad |
| 悲戚 | bēi qī | mournful |
| 悲切 | bēi qiè | mournful |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 凄凉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凄惨 (悽慘) | qī cǎn | plaintive; mournful |
| 凄苦 (悽苦) | qī kǔ | bleak; miserable |
| 凄美 (淒美) | qī měi | poignant; sad and beautiful |
| 凄厉 (淒厲) | qī lì | mournful (sound) |
| 凉爽 (涼爽) | liáng shuǎng | cool and refreshing |
| 清凉 (清涼) | qīng liáng | cool; refreshing |
| 荒凉 (荒涼) | huāng liáng | desolate |
| 凉鞋 (涼鞋) | liáng xié | sandal |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mournful”.
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.