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Chinese symbol for “boastful”

嘐
xiāo
boastful; bombastic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for boastful is 嘐 (xiāo), defined as: boastful; bombastic.

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

嘐
嘐 xiāo
final exclamatory particle
radical 30 ⼝ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “boastful”

WordPinyinMeaning
虚夸 (虛誇)xū kuāto boast; to brag

See also: Japanese symbol for “boastful”.

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.