Chinese symbol for “sick”
虺
huī
sick; with no ambition
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sick is 虺 (huī), defined as: sick; with no ambition.
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 “sick”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疒 | nè | sick; sickness |
| 痡 | pū | sick; disabled |
| 癠 | jì | sick; diseased |
| 瘁 | cuì | care-worn; distressed |
| 爽歪了 | shuǎng wāi le | (slang) awesome; amazing; too cool!; sick |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 虺.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 虺虺 | huǐ huǐ | rumbling (of thunder etc) |
| 虺蜥 | huǐ xī | venomous snake; fig. vicious person |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sick”.
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.