Chinese symbol for “perilous”
惊险
jīng xiǎn
Traditional: 驚險
perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful
The closest CC-CEDICT match for perilous is 惊险 (jīng xiǎn), defined as: perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “perilous”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 岌 | jí | lofty peak; perilous |
| 千钧一发 (千鈞一髮) | qiān jūn yī fà | (lit.) a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); (fig.) (at the) critical; perilous (moment) |
| 殆 | dài | (literary) dangerous; perilous; (literary) almost; well-nigh |
| 岌嶪 | jí yè | high and steep; towering |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 惊险.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 惊人 (驚人) | jīng rén | astonishing |
| 惊讶 (驚訝) | jīng yà | amazed; astonished |
| 惊喜 (驚喜) | jīng xǐ | nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised |
| 震惊 (震驚) | zhèn jīng | to shock; to astonish |
| 吃惊 (吃驚) | chī jīng | to be startled; to be shocked |
| 惊奇 (驚奇) | jīng qí | to be amazed; to be surprised |
| 危险 (危險) | wēi xiǎn | danger; dangerous |
| 风险 (風險) | fēng xiǎn | risk; hazard |
See also: Japanese symbol for “perilous”.
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.