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.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 怯意.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胆怯 (膽怯) | dǎn qiè | timidity; timid |
| 怯懦 | qiè nuò | timid; cowardly; chicken-hearted |
| 羞怯 | xiū qiè | shy; timid |
| 怯场 (怯場) | qiè chǎng | to have stage fright |
| 怯弱 | qiè ruò | timid; weak |
| 畏怯 | wèi qiè | timorous; nervous |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea; 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.