Chinese symbol for “exaggerate”
唐
táng
to exaggerate; empty; in vain; old variant of 螗 (táng)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for exaggerate is 唐 (táng), defined as: to exaggerate; empty; in vain; old variant of 螗 (táng).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “exaggerate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夸张 (誇張) | kuā zhāng | to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated |
| 夸大 (誇大) | kuā dà | to exaggerate |
| 浮夸 (浮誇) | fú kuā | to exaggerate; to be boastful |
| 夸大其词 (誇大其詞) | kuā dà qí cí | to exaggerate |
| 言过其实 (言過其實) | yán guò qí shí | (idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 唐.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荒唐 | huāng táng | beyond belief; preposterous |
| 唐人 | táng rén | (used in overseas Cantonese communities) Chinese person |
| 唐突 | táng tū | to be rude; to treat irreverently |
| 唐卡 | táng kǎ | thangka (Tibetan Buddhist scroll painting) |
| 唐璜 | táng huáng | a dandy; a fop |
| 颓唐 (頹唐) | tuí táng | dispirited; depressed |
See also: Japanese symbol for “exaggerate”.
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.