Chinese symbol for “purgatory”
炼狱
liàn yù
Traditional: 煉獄
purgatory
The closest CC-CEDICT match for purgatory is 炼狱 (liàn yù), defined as: purgatory.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “purgatory”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 炼狱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 锻炼 (鍛鍊) | duàn liàn | to toughen; to temper |
| 修炼 (修煉) | xiū liàn | (of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism |
| 提炼 (提煉) | tí liàn | to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine |
| 冶炼 (冶煉) | yě liàn | to smelt metal |
| 炼油 (煉油) | liàn yóu | to refine crude oil; to render animal fat |
| 监狱 (監獄) | jiān yù | prison |
| 地狱 (地獄) | dì yù | hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka; (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive |
| 入狱 (入獄) | rù yù | to go to jail; to be sent to prison |
See also: Japanese symbol for “purgatory”.
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.
Last posts
- Best Wooden Swords for Kids Starting Martial Arts Forms
- Are Wooden Kung Fu Swords Balanced Like Real Steel Blades
- Buying a Wooden Jian for Beginners
- Choosing a Bokken with Scabbard for Iaido Beginners
- Is a Plastic Saya Worth Adding to a Bokken for Drawing?
- Choosing the Best Aikido Bokken for Daily Training
- Choosing the Best Heavy Bokken for Suburi Training
- Are Bamboo Practice Swords Safer Than Wooden Ones
- Choosing the Best Wooden Sword Stand for Your Collection
- Why Bokken Crack and Which Woods Handle Impact Best