Chinese symbol for “controversy”
争议
zhēng yì
Traditional: 爭議
controversy; dispute; to dispute
The closest CC-CEDICT match for controversy is 争议 (zhēng yì), defined as: controversy; dispute; to dispute.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “controversy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 争论 (爭論) | zhēng lùn | to argue; to debate |
| 争端 (爭端) | zhēng duān | dispute; controversy |
| 轰动 (轟動) | hōng dòng | to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place) |
| 轩然大波 (軒然大波) | xuān rán dà bō | huge waves; (fig.) ruckus |
| 论争 (論爭) | lùn zhēng | argument; debate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 争议.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 战争 (戰爭) | zhàn zhēng | war; conflict; 场 (cháng),次 (cì) |
| 争取 (爭取) | zhēng qǔ | to fight for; to strive for |
| 竞争 (競爭) | jìng zhēng | to compete; competition |
| 斗争 (鬥爭) | dòu zhēng | a struggle; fight |
| 争论 (爭論) | zhēng lùn | to argue; to debate |
| 会议 (會議) | huì yì | meeting; conference |
| 建议 (建議) | jiàn yì | to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn)) |
| 协议 (協議) | xié yì | agreement; pact |
See also: Japanese symbol for “controversy”.
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.