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Chinese symbol for “bothersome”

淘神
táo shén
troublesome; bothersome

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bothersome is 淘神 (táo shén), defined as: troublesome; bothersome.

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

淘 táo
to dredge, to sieve; to cleanse, to weed out
radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes
神 shén
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “bothersome”

WordPinyinMeaning
磨人mó rénannoying; bothersome

Related words

Other words that share a character with 淘神.

WordPinyinMeaning
淘汰táo tàito wash out; (fig.) to cull
淘气 (淘氣)táo qìnaughty; mischievous
淘金táo jīnto pan for gold; (fig.) to seek quick profits; to cash in (on an opportunity)
淘汰赛 (淘汰賽)táo tài sàia knockout competition
海淘hǎi táoonline purchase of goods dispatched from overseas
淘金者táo jīn zhěgold panner; prospector for gold
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery

See also: Japanese symbol for “bothersome”.

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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