Chinese symbol for “vile”
恶劣
è liè
Traditional: 惡劣
vile; nasty; of very poor quality
The closest CC-CEDICT match for vile is 恶劣 (è liè), defined as: vile; nasty; of very poor quality.
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 “vile”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 恶劣.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 邪恶 (邪惡) | xié è | sinister; vicious |
| 恶心 (噁心) | ě xīn | variant of 恶心 (ě xīn) |
| 恶化 (惡化) | è huà | to worsen |
| 劣势 (劣勢) | liè shì | inferior; disadvantaged |
| 低劣 | dī liè | inferior quality; substandard |
| 劣质 (劣質) | liè zhì | shoddy; of poor quality |
| 卑劣 | bēi liè | base; mean |
| 优劣 (優劣) | yōu liè | good and bad; merits and drawbacks |
See also: Japanese symbol for “vile”.
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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