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Chinese symbol for “pained”

痛心
tòng xīn
grieved; pained

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pained is 痛心 (tòng xīn), defined as: grieved; pained.

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

痛 tòng
ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
radical 104 ⽧ · 12 strokes
心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “pained”

WordPinyinMeaning
苦涩 (苦澀)kǔ sèbitter and astringent; pained

Related words

Other words that share a character with 痛心.

WordPinyinMeaning
痛苦tòng kǔpain; suffering
疼痛téng tòngpain; (of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt
头痛 (頭痛)tóu tòngto have a headache
心痛xīn tòngto feel distressed about sth; heartache
悲痛bēi tònggrieved; sorrowful
痛快tòng kuàidelighted; to one's heart's content
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; worried

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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