Chinese symbol for “trepidation”
惶
huáng
(bound form) fear; dread; anxiety; trepidation
The closest CC-CEDICT match for trepidation is 惶 (huáng), defined as: (bound form) fear; dread; anxiety; trepidation.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 惶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 惶恐 | huáng kǒng | terrified |
| 人心惶惶 | rén xīn huáng huáng | (idiom) everyone is anxious; (of a group of people) to feel anxious |
| 惊惶 (驚惶) | jīng huáng | panic-stricken |
| 诚惶诚恐 (誠惶誠恐) | chéng huáng chéng kǒng | in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility) |
| 惶惶 | huáng huáng | alarmed; anxious |
| 惶恐不安 | huáng kǒng bù ān | anxious; panicky |
See also: Japanese symbol for “trepidation”.
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.