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Chinese symbol for “nervousness”

怯意
qiè yì
timidity; nervousness; sense of apprehension

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nervousness is 怯意 (qiè yì), defined as: timidity; nervousness; sense of apprehension.

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

怯 qiè
afraid, lacking in courage
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes
意 yì
thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 怯意.

WordPinyinMeaning
胆怯 (膽怯)dǎn qiètimidity; timid
怯懦qiè nuòtimid; cowardly; chicken-hearted
羞怯xiū qièshy; timid
怯场 (怯場)qiè chǎngto have stage fright
怯弱qiè ruòtimid; weak
畏怯wèi qiètimorous; nervous
注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
意见 (意見)yì jiànidea; opinion

See also: Japanese symbol for “nervousness”.

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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