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Chinese symbol for “erratic”

疯疯癫癫
fēng feng diān diān
Traditional: 瘋瘋癲癲
deranged; erratic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for erratic is 疯疯癫癫 (fēng feng diān diān), defined as: deranged; erratic.

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

疯 fēng
crazy, insane, mentally ill
radical 104 ⽧ · 9 strokes
疯
疯 feng
crazy, insane, mentally ill
radical 104 ⽧ · 9 strokes
癫 diān
crazy, insane; madness, mania
radical 104 ⽧ · 21 strokes
癫
癫 diān
crazy, insane; madness, mania
radical 104 ⽧ · 21 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “erratic”

WordPinyinMeaning
反复无常 (反覆無常)fǎn fù wú chángunstable; erratic
变幻莫测 (變幻莫測)biàn huàn mò cèto change unpredictably; unpredictable
飘忽不定 (飄忽不定)piāo hū bù dìngto drift without a resting place (idiom); roving

Related words

Other words that share a character with 疯疯癫癫.

WordPinyinMeaning
疯狂 (瘋狂)fēng kuángcrazy; frenzied; wild
疯子 (瘋子)fēng zimadman; lunatic
发疯 (發瘋)fā fēngto go mad; to go crazy
疯狗 (瘋狗)fēng gǒurabid dog; (fig.) vicious dog; aggressive dog
疯人院 (瘋人院)fēng rén yuàninsane asylum; mental hospital
癫痫 (癲癇)diān xiánepilepsy
疯癫 (瘋癲)fēng diāninsane; crazy
癫狂 (癲狂)diān kuángderanged; mad
发癫 (發癲)fā diānto go crazy; to lose one's mind

See also: Japanese symbol for “erratic”.

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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