Chinese symbol for “savage”
野人
yě rén
a savage; uncivilized person; (old) commoner
The closest CC-CEDICT match for savage is 野人 (yě rén), defined as: a savage; uncivilized person; (old) commoner.
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 “savage”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凶残 (兇殘) | xiōng cán | savage; cruel |
| 凶残 (凶殘) | xiōng cán | savage |
| 猖狂 | chāng kuáng | savage; furious |
| 蛮荒 (蠻荒) | mán huāng | savage; wild |
| 残 (殘) | cán | to destroy; to spoil |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 野人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野生 | yě shēng | (of animals, plants etc) wild |
| 野蛮 (野蠻) | yě mán | barbarous; uncivilized |
| 视野 (視野) | shì yě | field of view; (fig.) outlook; perspective |
| 野兽 (野獸) | yě shòu | beast; wild animal |
| 野心 | yě xīn | ambition; wild schemes |
| 野外 | yě wài | countryside; areas outside the city |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “savage”.
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.