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Chinese symbol for “thriller”

惊险片
jīng xiǎn piàn
Traditional: 驚險片
(cinema) thriller

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thriller is 惊险片 (jīng xiǎn piàn), defined as: (cinema) thriller.

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

惊 jīng
to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm
radical 61 ⼼ · 11 strokes
险 xiǎn
narrow pass, strategic point
radical 170 ⾩ · 9 strokes
片 piàn
slice, splinter; page, strip
radical 91 ⽚ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “thriller”

WordPinyinMeaning
惊悚 (驚悚)jīng sǒnghorror (movie); thriller

Related words

Other words that share a character with 惊险片.

WordPinyinMeaning
惊人 (驚人)jīng rénastonishing
惊讶 (驚訝)jīng yàamazed; astonished
惊喜 (驚喜)jīng xǐnice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
震惊 (震驚)zhèn jīngto shock; to astonish
吃惊 (吃驚)chī jīngto be startled; to be shocked
惊奇 (驚奇)jīng qíto be amazed; to be surprised
危险 (危險)wēi xiǎndanger; dangerous
风险 (風險)fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard
照片zhào piànphotograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú)

See also: Japanese symbol for “thriller”.

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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