Chinese symbol for “sinister”
邪恶
xié è
Traditional: 邪惡
sinister; vicious; wicked; evil
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sinister is 邪恶 (xié è), defined as: sinister; vicious; wicked; evil.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “sinister”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黑 | hēi | black; dark |
| 阴毒 (陰毒) | yīn dú | sinister; insidious |
| 险恶 (險惡) | xiǎn è | dangerous; sinister |
| 阴险 (陰險) | yīn xiǎn | treacherous; sinister |
| 狰狞 (猙獰) | zhēng níng | malevolent; fierce |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 邪恶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 邪教 | xié jiào | evil cult |
| 邪魔 | xié mó | evil spirit |
| 正邪 | zhèng xié | opposition between vital energy 正气 (zhèng qì) and pathogeny 邪气 (xié qì) (TCM) |
| 邪气 (邪氣) | xié qì | evil influence; unhealthy trend |
| 邪术 (邪術) | xié shù | sorcery |
| 恶心 (噁心) | ě xīn | variant of 恶心 (ě xīn) |
| 恶化 (惡化) | è huà | to worsen |
| 恶劣 (惡劣) | è liè | vile; nasty |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sinister”.
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