Chinese symbol for “worries”
烦恼
fán nǎo
Traditional: 煩惱
to be worried; to be distressed; worries
The closest CC-CEDICT match for worries is 烦恼 (fán nǎo), defined as: to be worried; to be distressed; worries.
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 “worries”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 烦心事 (煩心事) | fán xīn shì | troubles; worries; sth on one's mind |
| 愁肠 (愁腸) | chóu cháng | anxiety; worries |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 烦恼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麻烦 (麻煩) | má fan | trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying |
| 厌烦 (厭煩) | yàn fán | bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth |
| 烦躁 (煩躁) | fán zào | jittery; twitchy |
| 心烦 (心煩) | xīn fán | to feel agitated; to be troubled |
| 不耐烦 (不耐煩) | bù nài fán | impatient; to lose patience |
| 苦恼 (苦惱) | kǔ nǎo | vexed; distressed |
| 恼怒 (惱怒) | nǎo nù | resentful; angry |
| 恼火 (惱火) | nǎo huǒ | annoyed; riled; vexed |
See also: Japanese symbol for “worries”.
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.