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Chinese symbol for “argumentative”

矫情
jiáo qing
Traditional: 矯情
(Beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for argumentative is 矫情 (jiáo qing), defined as: (Beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable.

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

矫 jiáo
to correct, to rectify, to straighten out
radical 111 ⽮ · 11 strokes
情 qing
emotion, feeling, sentiment
radical 61 ⼼ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “argumentative”

WordPinyinMeaning
好辩 (好辯)hào biànargumentative; quarrelsome
铁齿 (鐵齒)tiě chǐ(Tw) obstinate; argumentative; opinionated; skeptical of superstitions (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [thih-khí])

Related words

Other words that share a character with 矫情.

WordPinyinMeaning
矫正 (矯正)jiǎo zhèngto correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision)
矫治 (矯治)jiǎo zhìto correct (e.g. sight or hearing); to rectify
矫健 (矯健)jiǎo jiànstrong and healthy; vigorous
矫枉过正 (矯枉過正)jiǎo wǎng guò zhèngto overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate
情况 (情況)qíng kuàngcircumstances; state of affairs; situation; 种 (zhǒng)
事情shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng)
情绪 (情緒)qíng xùmood; state of mind
爱情 (愛情)ài qíngromance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn)

See also: Japanese symbol for “argumentative”.

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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