Chinese symbol for “ominous”
不祥
bù xiáng
ominous; inauspicious
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ominous is 不祥 (bù xiáng), defined as: ominous; inauspicious.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “ominous”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凶 | xiōng | vicious; fierce |
| 不吉利 | bù jí lì | ominous |
| 不吉 | bù jí | unlucky; inauspicious |
| 蹇滞 (蹇滯) | jiǎn zhì | awkward; ominous |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 不祥.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot; must not |
| 不会 (不會) | bù huì | improbable; unlikely |
| 不过 (不過) | bù guò | only; merely |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 吉祥 | jí xiáng | lucky; auspicious |
| 吉祥物 | jí xiáng wù | mascot |
| 祥和 | xiáng hé | auspicious and peaceful |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ominous”.
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.