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Chinese symbol for “bombastic”

虚夸
xū kuā
Traditional: 虛誇
to boast; to brag; boastful; exaggerative

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bombastic is 虚夸 (xū kuā), defined as: to boast; to brag; boastful; exaggerative; pompous; 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

虚 xū
false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
radical 141 ⾌ · 11 strokes
夸 kuā
extravagant, luxurious; handsome
radical 37 ⼤ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bombastic”

WordPinyinMeaning
嘐xiāoboastful; bombastic

Related words

Other words that share a character with 虚夸.

WordPinyinMeaning
虚拟 (虛擬)xū nǐto imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical
虚假 (虛假)xū jiǎfalse; phony; sham
虚构 (虛構)xū gòuto make up; fabrication
虚伪 (虛偽)xū wěifalse; hypocritical
空虚 (空虛)kōng xūhollow; emptiness
虚弱 (虛弱)xū ruòweak; in poor health
夸张 (誇張)kuā zhāngto exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated
夸大 (誇大)kuā dàto exaggerate

See also: Japanese symbol for “bombastic”.

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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