Chinese symbol for “pessimistic”
悲观
bēi guān
Traditional: 悲觀
pessimistic
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pessimistic is 悲观 (bēi guān), defined as: pessimistic.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “pessimistic”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 悲观.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悲剧 (悲劇) | bēi jù | tragedy; 出 (chū) |
| 悲伤 (悲傷) | bēi shāng | sad; sorrowful |
| 悲惨 (悲慘) | bēi cǎn | miserable; tragic |
| 可悲 | kě bēi | lamentable |
| 悲哀 | bēi āi | grieved; sorrowful |
| 观点 (觀點) | guān diǎn | point of view; viewpoint |
| 观众 (觀眾) | guān zhòng | spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) |
| 观察 (觀察) | guān chá | to observe; to watch; to survey |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pessimistic”.
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.