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Chinese symbol for “controversial”

争议性
zhēng yì xìng
Traditional: 爭議性
controversial

The closest CC-CEDICT match for controversial is 争议性 (zhēng yì xìng), defined as: controversial.

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

争 zhēng
to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
radical 6 ⼅ · 6 strokes
议 yì
to consult, to talk over; to criticize, to discuss
radical 149 ⾔ · 5 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 争议性.

WordPinyinMeaning
战争 (戰爭)zhàn zhēngwar; conflict; 场 (cháng),次 (cì)
争取 (爭取)zhēng qǔto fight for; to strive for
竞争 (競爭)jìng zhēngto compete; competition
斗争 (鬥爭)dòu zhēnga struggle; fight
争议 (爭議)zhēng yìcontroversy; dispute
争论 (爭論)zhēng lùnto argue; to debate
会议 (會議)huì yìmeeting; conference
建议 (建議)jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn))
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

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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