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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

野 yě
field, open country; wilderness
radical 166 ⾥ · 11 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “savage”

WordPinyinMeaning
凶残 (兇殘)xiōng cánsavage; cruel
凶残 (凶殘)xiōng cánsavage
猖狂chāng kuángsavage; furious
蛮荒 (蠻荒)mán huāngsavage; wild
残 (殘)cánto destroy; to spoil

Related words

Other words that share a character with 野人.

WordPinyinMeaning
野生yě shēng(of animals, plants etc) wild
野蛮 (野蠻)yě mánbarbarous; uncivilized
视野 (視野)shì yěfield of view; (fig.) outlook; perspective
野兽 (野獸)yě shòubeast; wild animal
野心yě xīnambition; wild schemes
野外yě wàicountryside; areas outside the city
人民rén mínthe people
人们 (人們)rén menpeople

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.

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