Chinese symbol for “repulsive”
可恶
kě wù
Traditional: 可惡
repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable
The closest CC-CEDICT match for repulsive is 可恶 (kě wù), defined as: repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “repulsive”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臭 | chòu | stench; smelly |
| 丑恶 (醜惡) | chǒu è | ugly; repulsive |
| 歪瓜裂枣 (歪瓜裂棗) | wāi guā liè zǎo | ugly; repulsive |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 可恶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen); possible |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 不可 | bù kě | cannot; should not; must not |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful; dreadful |
| 可爱 (可愛) | kě ài | adorable; cute |
| 邪恶 (邪惡) | xié è | sinister; vicious |
| 恶心 (噁心) | ě xīn | variant of 恶心 (ě xīn) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “repulsive”.
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.