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Chinese symbol for “resentment”

怨怼
yuàn duì
Traditional: 怨懟
resentment; grudge

The closest CC-CEDICT match for resentment is 怨怼 (yuàn duì), defined as: resentment; grudge.

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

怨 yuàn
to blame, to complain, to hate; enmity, resentment
radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes
怼 duì
hatred, resentment; to dislike, to hate
radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “resentment”

WordPinyinMeaning
嫌xiánto dislike; suspicion
怨尤yuàn yóuresentment
怨忿yuàn fènresentment
愤慨 (憤慨)fèn kǎito resent; resentment
怨恨yuàn hènto resent; to harbor a grudge against

Related words

Other words that share a character with 怨怼.

WordPinyinMeaning
抱怨bào yuànto complain; to grumble
埋怨mán yuànto complain; to grumble (about)
怨恨yuàn hènto resent; to harbor a grudge against
恩怨ēn yuàngratitude and grudges; resentment
怨言yuàn yáncomplaint
怨气 (怨氣)yuàn qìgrievance; resentment
回怼 (回懟)huí duǐ(Internet slang) to retaliate verbally; to hit back (at critics)
怒怼 (怒懟)nù duǐ(Internet slang) to chastise; to angrily denounce

See also: Japanese symbol for “resentment”.

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.

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