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Chinese symbol for “slump”

暴跌
bào diē
(economics) to slump; steep fall (in value etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for slump is 暴跌 (bào diē), defined as: (economics) to slump; steep fall (in value etc).

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

暴 bào
violent, brutal, tyrannical
radical 72 ⽇ · 15 strokes
跌 diē
to stumble, to slip, to fall
radical 157 ⾜ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “slump”

WordPinyinMeaning
探底tàn dǐ(of stock prices, etc) to slump; to dip
重挫zhòng cuòdevastating setback; slump (in stock market etc)
下挫xià cuò(of sales, prices etc) to fall; to drop
走下坡路zǒu xià pō lùto go downhill; to decline
陵夷líng yíto deteriorate; to decline

Related words

Other words that share a character with 暴跌.

WordPinyinMeaning
暴力bào lìviolence; force
风暴 (風暴)fēng bàostorm; violent commotion
暴露bào lùto expose; to reveal
暴动 (暴動)bào dònginsurrection; rebellion
强暴 (強暴)qiáng bàoviolent; to rape
暴雨bào yǔtorrential rain; rainstorm
下跌xià diēto fall; to tumble
跌倒diē dǎoto tumble; to fall

See also: Japanese symbol for “slump”.

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.