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Chinese symbol for “evasive”

支吾其词
zhī wú qí cí
Traditional: 支吾其詞
(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth; evasive

The closest CC-CEDICT match for evasive is 支吾其词 (zhī wú qí cí), defined as: (idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth; evasive.

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

支 zhī
to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)
radical 65 ⽀ · 4 strokes
吾 wú
I, my, our; to resist, to impede
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes
其 qí
his, her, its, their; that
radical 12 ⼋ · 8 strokes
词 cí
phrase, expression; words, speech
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 支吾其词.

WordPinyinMeaning
支持zhī chíto be in favor of; to support
支付zhī fùto pay (money)
支援zhī yuánto provide assistance; to support
支撑 (支撐)zhī chēngto prop up; to support
支出zhī chūto spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure
支持者zhī chí zhěsupporter
吾人wú rén(literary) we; us
支支吾吾zhī zhī wú wúto hem and haw; to stall
其他qí tāother; (sth or sb) else
歌词 (歌詞)gē císong lyric; lyrics

See also: Japanese symbol for “evasive”.

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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