Chinese symbol for “tragedy”
悲剧
bēi jù
Traditional: 悲劇
tragedy; 出 (chū)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tragedy is 悲剧 (bēi jù), defined as: tragedy; 出 (chū).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “tragedy”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 悲剧.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悲伤 (悲傷) | bēi shāng | sad; sorrowful |
| 悲惨 (悲慘) | bēi cǎn | miserable; tragic |
| 可悲 | kě bēi | lamentable |
| 悲哀 | bēi āi | grieved; sorrowful |
| 悲观 (悲觀) | bēi guān | pessimistic |
| 电视剧 (電視劇) | diàn shì jù | TV series; TV drama |
| 戏剧 (戲劇) | xì jù | a drama; a play; theater; script of a play |
| 剧情 (劇情) | jù qíng | story line; plot |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tragedy”.
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.