"Somber" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 阴暗 | yīn àn | dim / dark / overcast / darkness / shadow / (fig.) dismal / gloomy / somber / murky / shadowy (side) |   |
| 凄清 | qī qīng | somber / cheerless | |
| 凄暗 | qī àn | dismal / somber | |
| 凄黯 | qī àn | dismal / somber / also written 淒暗|凄暗[qi1 an4] | |
| 肃杀 | sù shā | austere / stern / harsh / somber and desolate (autumn or winter) | |
| 杳杳 | yǎo yǎo | deep and somber / see also 窈窈[yao3 yao3] | |
| 沈重 | chén zhòng | heavy (of mood) / serious / somber | |
