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Chinese symbol for “drivel”

胡说
hú shuō
Traditional: 胡說
to talk nonsense; drivel

The closest CC-CEDICT match for drivel is 胡说 (hú shuō), defined as: to talk nonsense; drivel.

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

胡 hú
recklessly, foolishly; wildly
radical 130 ⾁ · 9 strokes
说 shuō
to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “drivel”

WordPinyinMeaning
臭盖 (臭蓋)chòu gàito drivel (Tw)
扯鸡巴蛋 (扯雞巴蛋)chě jī ba dànto talk shit; to drivel
满嘴跑舌头 (滿嘴跑舌頭)mǎn zuǐ pǎo shé touto talk without thinking; to drivel

Related words

Other words that share a character with 胡说.

WordPinyinMeaning
胡说八道 (胡說八道)hú shuō bā dàoto talk rubbish
胡子 (鬍子)hú zibeard; mustache or whiskers
胡同hú tònglane; alley; 条 (tiáo)
胡闹 (胡鬧)hú nàoto act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate
小说 (小說)xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction
说话 (說話)shuō huàto speak; to say
听说 (聽說)tīng shuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that)

See also: Japanese symbol for “drivel”.

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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