Chinese symbol for “sad”
悲伤
bēi shāng
Traditional: 悲傷
sad; sorrowful
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sad is 悲伤 (bēi shāng), defined as: sad; sorrowful.
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 “sad”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伤感 (傷感) | shāng gǎn | sad; emotional |
| 悲 | bēi | sad; sadness |
| 感伤 (感傷) | gǎn shāng | sad; downhearted |
| 伤悲 (傷悲) | shāng bēi | sad; sorrowful (literary) |
| 不幸 | bù xìng | misfortune; adversity |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 悲伤.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悲剧 (悲劇) | bēi jù | tragedy; 出 (chū) |
| 悲惨 (悲慘) | bēi cǎn | miserable; tragic |
| 可悲 | kě bēi | lamentable |
| 悲哀 | bēi āi | grieved; sorrowful |
| 悲观 (悲觀) | bēi guān | pessimistic |
| 伤害 (傷害) | shāng hài | to injure; to harm |
| 受伤 (受傷) | shòu shāng | to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc) |
| 伤心 (傷心) | shāng xīn | to grieve; to be broken-hearted |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sad”.
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.