Chinese symbol for “annoy”
烦人
fán rén
Traditional: 煩人
to annoy; annoying; irritating; troublesome
The closest CC-CEDICT match for annoy is 烦人 (fán rén), defined as: to annoy; annoying; irritating; troublesome.
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 “annoy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 怄 (慪) | òu | to annoy; to irritate |
| 缠 (纏) | chán | to wind around; to wrap round |
| 气 (氣) | qì | gas; air; smell |
| 搅 (攪) | jiǎo | to disturb; to annoy |
| 缠夹 (纏夾) | chán jiā | to annoy; to bother |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 烦人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麻烦 (麻煩) | má fan | trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying |
| 烦恼 (煩惱) | fán nǎo | to be worried; to be distressed |
| 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 |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “annoy”.
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.