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Chinese symbol for “panic”

恐慌
kǒng huāng
panic; panicky; panic-stricken

The closest CC-CEDICT match for panic is 恐慌 (kǒng huāng), defined as: panic; panicky; panic-stricken.

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

恐 kǒng
fearful, apprehensive; to fear, to dread
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes
慌 huāng
frantic, nervous, panicked
radical 61 ⼼ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “panic”

WordPinyinMeaning
惊慌 (驚慌)jīng huāngto panic; to be alarmed
失魂shī húnto panic
慌神huāng shénto get agitated; to panic
怵惧 (怵懼)chù jùfear; dread
自乱阵脚 (自亂陣腳)zì luàn zhèn jiǎo(idiom) to lose one's head; to panic

Related words

Other words that share a character with 恐慌.

WordPinyinMeaning
恐怖kǒng bùterrible; frightful
恐惧 (恐懼)kǒng jùfear; dread; to fear; to dread
恐怕kǒng pàfear; to dread
恐怖主义 (恐怖主義)kǒng bù zhǔ yìterrorism
反恐fǎn kǒnganti-terrorism; to fight against terrorism
惊慌 (驚慌)jīng huāngto panic; to be alarmed
慌乱 (慌亂)huāng luànfrenetic; hurried
慌张 (慌張)huāng zhāngflustered; agitated

See also: Japanese symbol for “panic”.

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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