Chinese symbol for “delirium”
谵妄
zhān wàng
Traditional: 譫妄
delirium
The closest CC-CEDICT match for delirium is 谵妄 (zhān wàng), defined as: delirium.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “delirium”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 谵妄.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妄想 | wàng xiǎng | to attempt vainly; a vain attempt |
| 妄图 (妄圖) | wàng tú | to try in vain; futile attempt |
| 狂妄 | kuáng wàng | egotistical; arrogant |
| 轻举妄动 (輕舉妄動) | qīng jǔ wàng dòng | to act blindly without thinking (idiom) |
| 妄想症 | wàng xiǎng zhèng | delusional disorder; (fig.) paranoia |
| 虚妄 (虛妄) | xū wàng | fabricated |
See also: Japanese symbol for “delirium”.
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.