Chinese symbol for “worrying”
堪忧
kān yōu
Traditional: 堪憂
worrying; bleak
The closest CC-CEDICT match for worrying is 堪忧 (kān yōu), defined as: worrying; bleak.
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 “worrying”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 堪忧.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不堪 | bù kān | cannot bear; cannot stand |
| 难堪 (難堪) | nán kān | hard to take; embarrassed |
| 堪称 (堪稱) | kān chēng | can be rated as; can be said to be |
| 不堪一击 (不堪一擊) | bù kān yī jī | (idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow |
| 疲惫不堪 (疲憊不堪) | pí bèi bù kān | exhausted; fatigued to the extreme |
| 担忧 (擔憂) | dān yōu | to worry; to be concerned |
| 忧虑 (憂慮) | yōu lǜ | to worry; anxiety (about) |
| 忧郁 (憂鬱) | yōu yù | sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected |
See also: Japanese symbol for “worrying”.
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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