Chinese symbol for “treacherous”
阴险
yīn xiǎn
Traditional: 陰險
treacherous; sinister
The closest CC-CEDICT match for treacherous is 阴险 (yīn xiǎn), defined as: treacherous; sinister.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “treacherous”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奸猾 | jiān huá | treacherous; crafty |
| 蛇蝎 (蛇蠍) | shé xiē | (fig.) malevolent; treacherous |
| 凶险 (兇險) | xiōng xiǎn | dangerous; ruthless |
| 变幻莫测 (變幻莫測) | biàn huàn mò cè | to change unpredictably; unpredictable |
| 诡诈 (詭詐) | guǐ zhà | sly; treacherous |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 阴险.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阴谋 (陰謀) | yīn móu | to conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot |
| 阴影 (陰影) | yīn yǐng | (lit. and fig.) shadow; measure word: 道 (dào) |
| 阴道 (陰道) | yīn dào | vagina |
| 阴茎 (陰莖) | yīn jīng | penis |
| 阴阳 (陰陽) | yīn yáng | yin and yang |
| 阴暗 (陰暗) | yīn àn | dim; dark |
| 危险 (危險) | wēi xiǎn | danger; dangerous |
| 风险 (風險) | fēng xiǎn | risk; hazard |
See also: Japanese symbol for “treacherous”.
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.