Chinese symbol for “rage”
怒火
nù huǒ
rage; fury; hot anger
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rage is 怒火 (nù huǒ), defined as: rage; fury; hot anger.
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
Other Chinese words for “rage”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 激荡 (激盪) | jī dàng | to rage; to dash |
| 激荡 (激蕩) | jī dàng | to rage; to dash |
| 恚 | huì | rage |
| 狂潮 | kuáng cháo | surging tide; (fig.) tide |
| 撺 (攛) | cuān | rush; stir up |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 怒火.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 愤怒 (憤怒) | fèn nù | angry; indignant |
| 激怒 | jī nù | to infuriate; to enrage |
| 怒气 (怒氣) | nù qì | anger |
| 怒吼 | nù hǒu | to bellow; to rave |
| 发怒 (發怒) | fā nù | to get angry |
| 火车 (火車) | huǒ chē | train; measure word: 列 (liè), 节 (jié), 班 (bān), 趟 (tàng) |
| 火箭 | huǒ jiàn | rocket; measure word: 枚 (méi) |
| 火车站 (火車站) | huǒ chē zhàn | train station |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rage”.
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.