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Chinese symbol for “startling”

噩
è
startling

The closest CC-CEDICT match for startling is 噩 (è), defined as: startling.

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

噩 è
bad, ill-omened, unlucky
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Other Chinese words for “startling”

WordPinyinMeaning
语惊四座 (語驚四座)yǔ jīng sì zuòto make a remark that startles everyone present (idiom); (of a remark) startling

Related words

Other words that share a character with 噩.

WordPinyinMeaning
噩梦 (噩夢)è mèngnightmare
噩耗è hàonews of sb's death; sad news
浑浑噩噩 (渾渾噩噩)hún hún è è(idiom) muddleheaded
噩运 (噩運)è yùnvariant of 厄运 (è yùn)

See also: Japanese symbol for “startling”.

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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